借款人

jièkuǎnrén

noun

Meanings

1 borrower
2 the borrower (in a loan agreement)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

借款人必须按时还款。

Jièkuǎnrén bìxū ànshí huánkuǎn.

The borrower must repay on time.

HSK 6

银行对借款人的信用进行评估。

Yínháng duì jièkuǎnrén de xìnyòng jìnxíng pínggū.

The bank assesses the borrower's credit.

Tips

usage

借款人 pairs with 贷款人 (dàikuǎnrén, lender) in contracts. The ambiguity of 借 - which can mean either 'borrow' or 'lend' - is removed here by 款 ('loaned sum') and 人 ('person who took it').

Stroke Order

借 jiè

款 kuǎn

人 rén