借贷 (jiè dài) — to borrow or lend money; to obtain a loan

Definition

借贷 is a formal financial term covering both 'to borrow' and 'to lend' money — it combines 借 (borrow) and 贷 (lend) into one verb.

verb
to borrow or lend moneyto obtain a loan

Examples

  • 借贷
    Tā tōng guò jiè dài huò dé le yì bǐ chuàng yè zī jīn.
    He obtained a sum of start-up capital through borrowing.
  • 借贷
    Gōng sī jué dìng xiàng yín háng jiè dài yǐ kuò dà shēng chǎn.
    The company decided to borrow from the bank to expand production.
  • 借贷
    Xiǎo qǐ yè jīng cháng xū yào jiè dài lái wéi chí yùn yíng.
    Small businesses often need to borrow money to maintain operations.

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