贷 dài to borrow
to borrow; to lend
怎么记住“贷”: 代 era + 贝 sea shell = to borrow. In an era of high rents, the young couple sell her sea shell collection and still have to go to the bank to borrow.
部件结构
贷 = 代 era + 贝 sea shell
- 代 era
- 贝 sea shell
In an era of high rents, the young couple sell her sea shell collection and still have to go to the bank to borrow.
用法
- Bound to finance: 贷款 (dàikuǎn) a loan (申请贷款 apply for a loan), 信贷 (xìndài) credit.
- Note 贷 covers both directions - lending and borrowing - so 贷款 works for the bank giving and the customer taking. Also in 责无旁贷 (zé wú páng dài) the duty can't be shirked.