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本金

běn jīn

2-character word

What 本金 means

1. capital
2. principal

The characters in 本金

• 本běn(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals

Example sentences

• 我本金和利息都没了。
  Wǒ běnjīn hé lìxī dōu méile.
  I have lost both principal and interest.