利息
Meaning
- interest (on a loan)
Measure word
笔 bǐ
Example sentence
我本金和利息都没了。
I have lost both principal and interest.
Characters in 利息
- 利 lì benefit, profit; sharp
- 息 xī breath; to rest; news, interest on money
利 benefit plus 息, to breathe or grow. 利 gives 利用 and 利益; money that grows of itself.