高利贷

高利貸

gāolìdài

noun #12,361

Measure Word

一笔高利贷 bǐ

Meanings

1 high-interest loan
2 usury
3 loan sharking

Characters

interest; profit

Examples

他借了高利贷，现在还不起了。

Tā jiè le gāolìdài, xiànzài huán bù qǐ le.

He took out a high-interest loan and now can't pay it back.

放高利贷是违法的。

Fàng gāolìdài shì wéifǎ de.

Issuing usurious loans is illegal.

Tips

usage

放高利贷 (fàng gāolìdài) means 'to issue usurious loans' (the lender). 借高利贷 (jiè gāolìdài) means 'to borrow at usurious rates' (the borrower).

Stroke Order

高 gāo

利 lì

贷 dài