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利息

interest

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

li4xi1 • lìxī

Meaning

Primary

interest

Alternatives

loan interest

Mnemonic

利 Profit you make with every 息 breath you take (as time passes) is called 利息 interest.

Usage

吃 利息

live on interest

一万 元 本金 的 利息 是 两百 元。

The interest on a 10,000 yuan principle is 200 yuan.

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