What does 贷 mean in Chinese?

贷 (dài) means "to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 贷?

贷 is pronounced "dài" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

贷 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 贷 include 乞贷 (to beg for a loan), 信贷 (credit), 借贷 (to borrow or lend money), 存贷 (bank deposits and loans), 宽贷 (to pardon).

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贷

dài

to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan; leniency

verb

Traditional: 貸

Radical: 貝 (no. 154)Traditional: 貸

银行同意贷款给他。

Yínháng tóngyì dàikuǎn gěi tā

The bank agreed to lend him money

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
乞贷	qǐ dài	to beg for a loan
信贷	xìn dài	credit	HSK 7-9
借贷	jiè dài	to borrow or lend money
存贷	cún dài	bank deposits and loans
宽贷	kuān dài	to pardon

贷 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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