# 利息 (lìxī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 利息 (lìxī) means “interest (on a loan)”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: interest (on a loan)
- Pinyin: lìxī (li4 xi1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 笔

## Examples

- 把钱存进银行可以得到利息。
  Bǎ qián cúnjìn yínháng kěyǐ dédào lìxī.
  Putting money in the bank earns interest.

## Characters

- [利](https://hanziro.com/word/li-benefit/) (lì): benefit; profit
- 息 (xī): breath; to cease; to stop

https://hanziro.com/word/li-xi-interest/

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