Chinese Word: 貸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

貸 (Simplified: 贷)HSK 5

Pinyin: dài

English Definition: to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive

Chinese Definition:
①借入或借出：贷款。借贷。信贷。
②推卸给旁人：责无旁贷。
③宽恕，饶恕：严惩不贷。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 貝

Pictophonetic:代 indicates the sound; 貝 (money) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 代 [ dài ] era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
- 貝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency

Similar Characters: 貨

a loan; Classifiers: 笔 ; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)

1		wǒ 我 yào 要 dài kuǎn 贷款 mǎi fáng 买房。 I want to take out a loan to buy a house.
2		wǒ 我 bù xiǎng 不想 dài kuǎn 贷款 gòu wù 购物。 I don't want to take out a loan to go shopping.
3		yín háng 银行 kě yǐ 可以 gěi 给 wǒ 我 dài kuǎn 贷款 ma 吗？ Can the bank give me a loan?
4		wǒ men 我们 de 的 shōu rù 收入 bù zú yǐ 不足以 zhī fù 支付 fáng dài 房贷。 Our income is not enough to pay the mortgage.
5		tā 她 fù qīng 付清 le 了 zì jǐ 自己 zài 在 yín háng 银行 de 的 suǒ yǒu 所有 dài kuǎn 贷款。 She paid off all her loans from the bank.

1		wǒ 我 yào 要 dài kuǎn 贷款 mǎi fáng 买房。 I want to take out a loan to buy a house.
2		wǒ 我 bù xiǎng 不想 dài kuǎn 贷款 gòu wù 购物。 I don't want to take out a loan to go shopping.
3		yín háng 银行 kě yǐ 可以 gěi 给 wǒ 我 dài kuǎn 贷款 ma 吗？ Can the bank give me a loan?
4		wǒ men 我们 de 的 shōu rù 收入 bù zú yǐ 不足以 zhī fù 支付 fáng dài 房贷。 Our income is not enough to pay the mortgage.
5		tā 她 fù qīng 付清 le 了 zì jǐ 自己 zài 在 yín háng 银行 de 的 suǒ yǒu 所有 dài kuǎn 贷款。 She paid off all her loans from the bank.