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利息 (lìxī) English Meaning
- interest (on a loan)
Traditional Characters: 利息
+ is only found in HSK 5.
利 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
息 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Corresponding Classifiers|Measure Words:
- 笔(bǐ)
Sample Sentences
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Stroke Order & Character Components
利 (lì): sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
- 禾 (hé): grain
- 刂 (dāo): knife
息 (xī): breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pronunciation "xí."
- 自 (zì): personal
- 心 (xīn): heart
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 利
HSK 4 Word List
- 流利 (liú lì): fluent
- 顺利 (shùn lì): smoothly; without a hitch
HSK 5 Word List
- 利润 (lì rùn): profits
- 利息 (lì xī): interest (on a loan); CL: 笔(bǐ)
- 利益 (lì yì): benefit; (in somebody’s) interest; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 利用 (lì yòng): exploit; make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
- 权利 (quán lì): privilege; right; power
- 胜利 (shèng lì): victory; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 有利 (yǒu lì): advantageous; to have advantages; favorable
HSK 6 Word List
- 便利 (biàn lì): convenient; easy; facilitate
- 锋利 (fēng lì): sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point
- 福利 (fú lì): (material) welfare; well-being
- 急功近利 (jí gōng jìn lì): seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
- 利害 (lì hài): pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses
- 水利 (shuǐ lì): water conservancy; irrigation works
- 盈利 (yíng lì): profit; gain
- 专利 (zhuān lì): patent
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 息
HSK 2 Word List
- 休息(xiū xi): rest; to rest
HSK 4 Word List
- 消息(xiāo xi): news; information; CL: 条(tiáo)
- 信息(xìn xī): information; news; message
HSK 5 Word List
- 利息(lì xī): interest (on a loan); CL: 笔(bǐ)
HSK 6 Word List
- 出息(chū xi): promise; prospects; future
- 川流不息(chuān liú bù xī): the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 作息(zuò xī): work and rest
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
