利息 Simplified/traditional word 利息 English definition lì xī interest (on a loan) CL:笔[bi3] HSK level HSK 5 Characters 利 (lì): sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit; 息 (xī): breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2];