还贷

還貸
huándài
verb #30,574

Meanings

  1. 1 to repay a loan
  2. 2 to pay back debt (especially a mortgage)

Examples

Tā měi yuè dōu yào huándài.
He has to pay back his loan every month.
Tíqián huándài kěnéng huì yǒu shǒuxùfèi.
Paying off the loan early may involve a fee.

Tips

usage
here is read huán (4th tone, 'to return / repay'), NOT hái (still / yet). Common context: home mortgages — 房贷 (fángdài, mortgage), 还房贷 (pay the mortgage), 提前还贷 (early repayment). 月供 (yuègòng, monthly installment) is the standard payment.
mistakes
Don't confuse (huán, repay) with the high-frequency (hái, still). Wrong tone here changes the whole meaning. Tip: when is followed by something owed (, , , ), it's huán.

Stroke Order

hái
dài