说自己欠了高利贷
“saying she owed loan sharks.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But instead, she came even more often,”
说 自己 欠了 高利贷
“saying she owed loan sharks.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Usurious debt often triggers extreme domestic conflicts in Chinese society, as predatory lenders relentlessly harass debtors' relatives and acquaintances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
usury; predatory loans; loan shark debt
Commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese to refer to illegal loans with exorbitant interest rates.
Indicates the completed change of state, highlighting the current reality of falling into debt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He racked up a huge debt,”
“were involved in, besides borrowing from you,”
“and had run up massive debts.”
“Before that, she had taken out a huge loan.”
“I'll find a way to pay them back.”
“How did you end up owing him so much?”