利率

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 银行下调了贷款利率。▶ —
   The bank lowered the loan interest rate.
2. 利率上升会增加还款负担。▶ —
   A rising interest rate increases the repayment burden.

Collocations

Mnemonic

利 lì "interest" + 率 lǜ "rate": a Sino-Korean word "interest rate". The rate (率) of interest (利). Reading note: 率 reads lǜ "rate" here, but shuài "to lead" in 率领. 贷款利率 (loan rate), 存款利率 (deposit rate). Distinct from 利息 (the interest amount): 利率 is the rate.

Related

Quick check

1. How is 率 read in 利率?

   • lǜ (rate)
   • shuài (to lead)
   • lì (benefit)
   • shuō (to speak)