利率 lìlǜ interest rate
How to remember 利率: 利 benefit + 率 to command = interest rate.
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How it is used
- 'Interest rate' - 银行利率 (yínháng lìlǜ) bank interest rate, 提高利率 to raise interest rates.
- A finance term; note the reading lǜ for 率. Distinguish 利息 (lìxī, the interest amount itself) from 利率 (the rate).
Example sentences
- 利率和通货膨胀很高。 Lìlǜ hé tōnghuòpéngzhàng hěn gāo.Interest rates and inflation were high.