借贷

借貸

jièdài

noun #25,832

Meanings

1 borrowing and lending
2 debit and credit
3 loans

Characters

to borrow, debit

to lend, credit

Examples

他因为借贷过多而陷入财务困境。

Tā yīnwèi jièdài guòduō ér xiànrù cáiwù kùnjìng.

He fell into financial trouble because of excessive borrowing.

银行的借贷利率有所调整。

Yínháng de jièdài lìlǜ yǒusuǒ tiáozhěng.

The bank's lending interest rates have been adjusted.

Tips

usage

In accounting contexts, 借 refers to debit and 贷 refers to credit. The compound 借贷 covers the overall concept of money borrowed and lent.

Stroke Order

借 jiè

贷 dài