本利 (běn lì) — principal and interest (combined)

Definition

A finance term for the combined total of 本金 (principal) plus interest owed or paid back together, common in loan and savings contexts.

noun

principal and interest (combined)

本利。
Yín háng jì suàn běn lì de fāng shì hěn jiǎn dān.
The bank's method of calculating principal and interest is very simple.
本利。
Tā měi gè yuè dōu yào hái běn lì.
He has to repay the principal and interest every month.
本利？
Zhè bǐ dài kuǎn de běn lì yí gòng shì duō shǎo?
What is the total principal and interest for this loan?

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

本běnprincipal

利lìinterest

本 principal and 利 interest combine to name the total of capital and interest.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.