高利贷 (gāo lì dài) — usurious loan (a loan charged at extremely high interest rates); usury (the practice of lending money at such high interest rates)
Definition
A compound noun meaning 'usurious loan' or 'usury' — lending at extremely high, often illegal interest. 高利 refers to the high interest, and 贷 to the loan or lending practice itself.
noun
usurious loan (a loan charged at extremely high interest rates)usury (the practice of lending money at such high interest rates)
Measure word · 笔
Examples
- ，高利贷。Tā wèi le huán zhài, zhǐ hǎo qù jiè gāo lì dài.To pay off his debts, he had no choice but to take out a usurious loan.
- 高利贷。Fàng gāo lì dài shì yì zhǒng wéi fǎ xíng wéi.Engaging in usury is an illegal act.
- 高利贷。gāo lì dài De lì xī gāo dé jīng rén.The interest on usurious loans is shockingly high.
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