抵 dǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 氐 the name of an ancient tribe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
抵押
dǐyā
to mortgage; to pledge as collateral
Characters in this word
押 yā
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 甲 armor, shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 为了获得周转资金，他不得不把老家的房子抵押给银行。 Wèile huòdé zhōuzhuǎn zījīn, tā bùdébù bǎ lǎojiā de fángzi dǐyā gěi yínháng. To obtain working capital, he had no choice but to mortgage his family home to the bank.
- 他想开一家小店，就用自己的车做了抵押。 Tā xiǎng kāi yì jiā xiǎo diàn, jiù yòng zìjǐ de chē zuò le dǐyā. He wanted to open a small shop, so he put up his own car as collateral.
- 这辆车还在抵押中，现在不能卖。 Zhè liàng chē hái zài dǐyā zhōng, xiànzài bù néng mài. This car is still under mortgage, so it can't be sold now.
Related words
- 抵达 dǐdá to arrive, to reach
- 抵抗 dǐkàng to resist
- 抵 dǐ to withstand; to offset; to pledge
- 抵触 dǐchù to conflict with; to resist
- 抵挡 dǐdǎng to withstand; to resist
- 抵消 dǐxiāo to offset; to cancel out
- 抵御 dǐyù to resist; to withstand
- 抵制 dǐzhì to resist; to boycott
- 押金 yājīn deposit
- 扣押 kòuyā to seize; to detain; to impound
- 押 yā to pawn; to detain; to escort under guard
- 冻结 dòngjié to freeze; to freeze assets/accounts