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按揭

àn jiē

2-character word

What 按揭 means

1. a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
2. to buy property on a mortgage

The characters in 按揭

• 按ànto press; to push; to leave aside or shelve
• 揭jiēto take the lid off; to expose; to unmask

Example sentences

• 仍有在孩子熟睡后仍难以入眠的父母，他们担心如何偿还按揭月供、付医药费或是存够钱让孩子上大学。
  Réng yǒu zài háizi shúshuì hòu réng nányǐ rùmián de fùmǔ, tāmen dānxīn rúhé chánghuán ànjiē yuègōng, fù yīyào fèi huòshì cún gòu qián ràng háizi shàng dàxué.
  There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for their child's college education.