Meaning
lend on interest; borrow; loan; make excuses; pardon; forgive
Chinese: 借出或借入，也指贷款。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dai” becomes a different word in each tone. 贷 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 贷款dài kuǎna loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)
- 信贷xìn dàicredit; borrowed money
- 贷方dài fāngcredit side (of a balance sheet); creditor; lender
- 还贷huán dàito repay a loan
- 次贷cì dàisubprime lending; abbr. for 次级贷款
Example Sentence
他向银行贷款买了一套房子。Tā xiàng yín háng dài kuǎn mǎi le yí tào fáng zi.He took out a bank loan to buy a house.
他Tāhe向xiàngtoward银行yín hángbank贷款dài kuǎna loan买mǎito buy了le(completed action)一套yí tàosuit房子fáng zihouse。