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利息 (lì xī): Interest rate (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

利息 consists of 2 characters.
lì
利
sharp, beneficial, profit
xī
息
to rest, to cease, breath

How to Use 利息 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 利息 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
jì计
suàn算
lì利
xī息
neutral
calculate interest
zhī支
fù付
lì利
xī息
formal
pay interest
Measure Word + Nounwith笔
yī一
bǐ笔
lì利
xī息
Adjective + Nounwith高
gāo高
lì利
xī息
neutral
high interest
Noun + Nounwith收入
lì利
xī息
shōu收
rù入

Example Sentences with 利息

yín银
háng行
gěi给
wǒ我
lì利
xī息
。
neutral
a sum of interest
formal
Written
interest income
The bank gives me interest.
Yín银
háng行
de的
cún存
kuǎn款
lì利
xī息
zuì最
jìn近
yǒu有
suǒ所
shàng上
tiáo调
。
The bank's deposit interest rate has been raised recently.
kǎo考
lǜ虑
dào到
tōng通
huò货
péng膨
zhàng胀
，
mù目
qián前
de的
cún存
kuǎn款
lì利
xī息
shí实
jì际
shang上
bìng并
bú不
suàn算
gāo高
。
Considering inflation, the current deposit interest rate is actually not very high.
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rú如
guǒ果
tí提
qián前
huán还
qīng清
dài贷
kuǎn款
，
yín银
háng行
huì会
shōu收
qǔ取
é额
wài外
de的
lì利
xī息
ma吗
？
Will the bank charge additional interest if I pay off the loan early?
wǒ我
bǎ把
qián钱
cún存
jìn进
yín银
háng行
，
měi每
gè
zhè这
bǐ笔
tóu投
zī资
de的
huí回
bào报
lǜ率
yuǎn远
gāo
tā他
cóng从
bú不
xiàng向
péng朋
yǒu友
jiè借
qián钱
，
yīn
wèi为
le了
huò获
dé得
gèng更
gāo高
de的
lì利
xī息
suī虽
rán然
lì利
xī息
wēi微
bó薄
，
dàn但
dìng定
qī
个
yuè月
dōu都
néng能
shōu收
dào到
yī一
xiē些
lì利
xī息
。
I deposit money in the bank and receive some interest every month.
高
yú于
yín银
háng行
tí提
gōng供
de的
lì利
xī息
。
The return on this investment is much higher than the interest rate offered by the bank.
因
wèi为
bù不
xiǎng想
shè涉
jí及
rèn任
hé何
lì利
xī息
wèn问
tí题
。
He never borrows money from friends because he doesn't want to involve any interest issues.
，
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
jiāng将
cún存
kuǎn款
zhuǎn转
wéi为
dìng定
qī期
zhàng账
hù户
。
To earn higher interest, he chose to transfer his deposit to a fixed-term account.
期
chǔ储
xù蓄
néng能
bāng帮
wǒ我
yǎng养
chéng成
liáng良
hǎo好
de的
lǐ理
cái财
xí习
guàn惯
。
Although the interest is meager, regular savings help me develop good financial habits.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 利息.

Words with 利
  • 流利liú lìHSK 4
  • 顺利shùn lìHSK 4
  • 不利bù lì
  • 专利zhuān lì
  • 便利biàn lì
  • 利害lì hài
  • 利弊lì bì
  • 利润lì rùn
Words with 息
  • 休息xiū xiHSK 2
  • 信息xìn xīHSK 4
  • 消息xiāo xiHSK 4
  • 作息zuòxī
  • 出息chū xi
  • 喘息chuǎn xī
  • 平息píng xī
  • 气息qì xī