按揭

ànjié

noun #21,810

Meanings

1 mortgage
2 to buy property on a mortgage

Characters

to press; according to (phonetic)

to lift; to reveal (phonetic)

Examples

他们贷款按揭买了一套房子。

Tāmen dàikuǎn ànjié mǎi le yī tào fángzi.

They bought a house with a mortgage loan.

按揭贷款的月供压力很大。

Ànjié dàikuǎn de yuègōng yālì hěn dà.

The monthly mortgage payment is a heavy burden.

申请按揭需要提供收入证明。

Shēnqǐng ànjié xūyào tígōng shōurù zhèngmíng.

Applying for a mortgage requires providing proof of income.

Tips

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按揭 is a loanword from Cantonese (from English 'mortgage'), widely used in Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China. In Mandarin-dominant contexts, 房贷 (housing loan) or 抵押贷款 (mortgage loan) may also be used. 按揭 is especially common in the real estate industry.

Stroke Order

按 àn

揭 jiē