利率 (lì lǜ) — interest rate

Definition

利率 is the interest rate itself — the percentage or figure charged or paid. 利息 is the actual interest amount of money you pay or earn.

noun
interest rate

Examples

  • 利率
    Yín háng tiáo zhěng le cún kuǎn lì lǜ.
    The bank adjusted the deposit interest rate.
  • 利率
    Rú guǒ lì lǜ jì xù shàng zhǎng, mǎi fáng huì gèng nán.
    If interest rates keep rising, buying a house will become harder.
  • 利率
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de dài kuǎn lì lǜ hěn dī.
    This company's loan interest rate is very low.

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