高利

gāolì

adjective #21,246

Meanings

1 high-interest
2 usurious
3 high rate of return

Characters

profit / interest (financial)

Examples

他从民间借贷机构借了一笔高利贷。

Tā cóng mínjiān jièdài jīgòu jiè le yī bǐ gāolì dài.

He took out a high-interest loan from a private lending institution.

高利贷在很多国家是非法的。

Gāolì dài zài hěn duō guójiā shì fēifǎ de.

Usurious loans are illegal in many countries.

Tips

usage

高利 is most commonly seen in the compound 高利贷 (gāolì dài), meaning a usurious loan or loan shark loan. On its own, 高利 means high-interest rate.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

利 lì