Meaning of 金融
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- banking
- finance
- financial
How to use 金融
金融 is a noun often used like an adjective before other nouns, as in 金融危机 (jīnróng wēijī, financial crisis) or 金融中心 (jīnróng zhōngxīn, financial center). It is common in news, business and university majors. Example: 他在一家金融公司工作。(Tā zài yī jiā jīnróng gōngsī gōngzuò.) He works at a finance company.
金 (jīn) means gold or money, and 融 (róng) means to melt or flow together. Picture gold melting and flowing between people, and you have finance: money in circulation.
Common mistake: Learners often write 融 as 溶 (róng, to dissolve) because they sound the same and both relate to melting, but only 融 is correct in 金融. Also keep 融 in the second tone; it is not rong4.
金融 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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金 jīn · gold · 8 strokes
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融 róng · to melt · 16 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 金融.
Questions about 金融
What does 金融 mean?
金融 (jīnróng) means "banking; finance" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 金融?
金融 is made of 2 characters: 金 (8 strokes), 融 (16 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.
Is 金融 an HSK word?
Yes. 金融 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 金融 and 财务?
金融 (jīnróng) refers to finance as a field or system, such as banking, markets and investment. 财务 (cáiwù) refers to the financial affairs or accounting of a specific company or person, like a finance department.
How do I say 'I study finance' in Chinese?
You can say 我学金融 (wǒ xué jīnróng) or more formally 我的专业是金融 (wǒ de zhuānyè shì jīnróng), meaning my major is finance.