seon3 taai3信貸信贷
Jyutpingseon3 taai3
Yaleseun taai
Definition
Credit; the financial activity of making loan agreements between a creditor and a debtor.
neutralmoney
How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal financial, banking, or legal contexts rather than in casual daily conversation. While it covers the general concept of credit, it is most frequently encountered in professional discussions regarding risk management, loan applications, or economic policy.
Examples
The bank approved a credit line for him to run his business.
Do you know what your credit rating is?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 借錢, which is a simple, informal way to say borrowing money. Using 信貸 in a casual conversation about borrowing money from a friend will sound overly formal or stiff.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
