金融

jīn róng

finance; banking

HSK Level 6

Example Sentences

金融危机对全球经济产生了深远的影响。

jīn róng wēi jī duì quán qiú jīng jì chǎn shēng le shēn yuǎn de yǐng xiǎng.

The financial crisis has had a profound impact on the global economy.

金融科技正在改变传统金融业。

jīn róng kē jì zhèng zài gǎi biàn chuán tǒng jīn róng yè.

Financial technology is changing the traditional financial industry.

金融市场瞬息万变,投资者需要时刻保持警惕。

jīn róng shì chǎng shùn xī wàn biàn, tóu zī zhě xū yào shí kè bǎo chí jǐng tì.

The financial market is volatile, and investors need to stay vigilant at all times.

Synonyms

财政 (cái zhèng)

finance

经济 (jīng jì)

economics

Antonyms

实业 (shíyè)

real economy

农业 (nóngyè)

agriculture

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 金融 (jīnróng) is a compound of two characters: 金 (jīn), meaning "gold" or "metal", and 融 (róng), meaning "to melt" or "to merge". Together, they form the concept of "finance", which refers to the management of money and assets.The character 金 (jīn) has a long history in Chinese culture, dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BCE). It was originally used to represent the metal gold, but over time it came to be used more broadly to refer to money and wealth. The character 融 (róng) also has a long history, dating back to the Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046-256 BCE). It was originally used to describe the process of melting metal, but over time it came to be used more broadly to refer to the merging or combining of things.The combination of these two characters, 金融 (jīnróng), creates a word that captures the essence of finance: the management of money and assets. It is a term that is used in a variety of contexts, including banking, investing, and economics.

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