"moneylender" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 放款人
• 放债人

Definition

放款人是指向他人借出钱的人或公司，通常收取高利息，往往不通过正规银行进行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多带有贬义，指非正规高利贷，常用于描述非法或灰色地带的借款行为。“放款人”或“放债人”有时也指银行外的私人借贷。

Examples

The moneylender gave him a loan for his business.

**放款人**给了他一笔做生意的贷款。

People usually go to a moneylender when banks refuse to help.

当银行拒绝帮忙时，人们通常会找**放款人**。

The moneylender charges high interest on every loan.

**放款人**每笔贷款都收取高利息。

After losing his job, he had no choice but to see a moneylender.

失业后，他只能去找**放款人**借钱。

Be careful—borrowing from a moneylender can create more problems than it solves.

小心——跟**放款人**借钱可能会带来更多问题。

Everyone in the neighborhood knows the old moneylender on Main Street.

邻里都认识主街的那位老**放款人**。