連本帶利 lián běn dài lì

DEFINITIONS

  1. both principal and interest
  2. capital plus profit

CHARACTERS

連 lián join, connect; continuous; even
本 běn
HSK 1
root, origin, source; basis
帶 dài belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
利 lì
HSK 4
gains, advantage, profit, merit