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title: "Lixi Meaning: 利息 (lìxī) Means “interest”"
description: "利息 (lìxī) means “interest (on money)”. Hear its tones, see what 利 and 息 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lixi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 利息 mean?

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利息 lìxī

## interest (on money)

## Its characters

1. 利 lì profit
2. 息 xī interest (on money) (as in 利息)

## In a sentence

把钱存在银行可以得到利息。 You can earn interest by putting money in the bank.

[More about 利息](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%88%A9%E6%81%AF)

## More words with 利 or 息

- [便利 biànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianli)
- [便利店 biànlìdiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianlidian)
- [不利 bùlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buli)
- [福利 fúlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuli)
- [红利 hónglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongli)
- [利率 lìlǜ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lilu)
- [利润 lìrùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lirun)
- [利益 lìyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liyi)
- [利用 lìyòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liyong)
- [气息 qìxī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qixi)

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