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Loan in Chinese

loan · HSK 6

贷款 dài kuǎn

  1. 贷 dài to lend
  2. 款 kuǎn sum of money

Counted with 笔: 一笔贷款 yì bǐ dàikuǎn

他们向银行申请了一笔贷款。 They applied to the bank for a loan.

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How do you say loan in Chinese?

Loan in Chinese is 贷款 (dài kuǎn).

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