典当
diǎn​dàng

pawn

典当 (典當) diǎn​dàng
pawn noun
to leave an object with a pawnbroker as security for a loan

他把家传的手表典当了以筹集医药费。

tā bǎ jiā​chuán de shǒu​biǎo diǎn​dàng le yǐ chóu​jí yī​yào​fèi.

He pawned his family heirloom watch to raise money for medical expenses.

pawnshop noun
a business establishment where money is lent on the security of personal property

商业街上新开了一家规模很大的典当行。

shāng​yè​jiē shàng xīn kāi le yī jiā guī​mó hěn dà de diǎn​dàng háng.

A large-scale pawnshop has newly opened on the commercial street.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1.67 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
3.51 per million

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Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)