高利贷
gāo lì dài
Pinyin

Definition

高利贷
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gāo lì dài
  1. loan shark
  2. high-interest loan
  3. usury

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
shèng lì
  1. 1 victory
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
dà jí dà lì
  1. 1 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
zhàn lì pǐn
  1. 1 spoils of war
tí gāo
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to increase
  3. 3 to improve
zuì gāo
  1. 1 tallest
  2. 2 highest
  3. 3 supreme (court etc)
shùn lì
  1. 1 smoothly
  2. 2 without a hitch
Gāo
  1. 1 surname Gao
gāo zhōng
  1. 1 senior high school
  2. 2 abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gāo jí zhōng xué]
gāo shǒu
  1. 1 expert
  2. 2 past master
  3. 3 dab hand
gāo qīng
  1. 1 high definition (television etc)
  2. 2 high fidelity (audio)
gāo xìng
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 glad
  3. 3 willing (to do sth)
  4. 4 in a cheerful mood
gāo sù
  1. 1 high speed
bù lì
  1. 1 unfavorable
  2. 2 disadvantageous
  3. 3 harmful
  4. 4 detrimental
Hēng lì
  1. 1 Henry (name)
  2. 2 henry (unit of inductance)
biàn lì
  1. 1 convenient
  2. 2 easy
  3. 3 to facilitate
  1. 1 surname Li
lì shì
  1. 1 (Cantonese) same as 紅包|红包[hóng bāo]
lì qì
  1. 1 sharp weapon
  2. 2 effective implement
  3. 3 outstandingly able individual
lì hǎo
  1. 1 favorable
  2. 2 good
  3. 3 advantage

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
  1. 1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
  1. 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
  1. 1 blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn
  1. 1 to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功高不赏
gōng gāo bù shǎng
  1. 1 high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
卑之,毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之,无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù
  1. 1 to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
  2. 2 to seek alternative employment
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.

Sample Sentences

被你说得好像跟高利贷借钱一样。我不也是为我们俩着想吗?你老说想去欧洲旅行,有了信用卡,我们今年就能去。一般银行都有二十多天的还款期限,不收利息的。
bèi nǐ shuō de hǎoxiàng gēn gāolìdài jièqián yīyàng 。wǒ bù yě shì wèi wǒmen liǎ zhuóxiǎng ma ?nǐ lǎo shuō xiǎng qù Ōuzhōu lǚxíng ,yǒu le xìnyòngkǎ ,wǒmen jīnnián jiù néng qù 。yībān yínháng dōu yǒu èrshí duō tiān de huánkuǎn qīxiàn ,bù shōu lìxī de 。
You make it sound like loansharking. Aren't I just thinking of the two of us? You're always saying you'd like to go traveling in Europe. If we get a credit card, we can go this year. Banks generally give you twenty-some days to pay back the money without charging you interest.
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