本息

běnxī

noun #74,035

Meanings

HSK 5

到期后可一次性收回本息。

Dàoqī hòu kě yícìxìng shōuhuí běnxī.

Upon maturity you can recover principal and interest in one payment.

HSK 7-9

他按时偿还了贷款的本息。

Tā ànshí chánghuán le dàikuǎn de běnxī.

He repaid the principal and interest of the loan on time.

usage

本 (capital/principal) + 息 (interest). Short form of 本金 (principal) + 利息 (interest). Standard term in any loan, bond or deposit context.

本 běn

息 xī