借款人

jièkuǎnrén

noun

Meanings

1 borrower
2 the borrower (in a loan agreement)

Characters

Examples

借款人必须按时还款。

Jièkuǎnrén bìxū ànshí huán kuǎn.

The borrower must repay on time.

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