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人行 (rén háng) — (abbreviation) People's Bank of China

Definition

Short for 中国人民银行 (People's Bank of China), China's central bank. Always refers to the institution, never 'human walking'.

noun
(abbreviation) People's Bank of China

Examples

  • 人行。
    rén háng Jīn tiān xuān bù le xīn de lì lǜ zhèng cè.
    The PBOC announced new interest rate policies today.
  • 人行。
    rén háng Háng cháng biǎo shì jiāng jì xù shí shī wěn jiàn de huò bì zhèng cè.
    The governor of the PBOC said they would continue to implement prudent monetary policy.
  • 人行。
    Zhè cì jiàng zhǔn shì rén háng wèi le zhī chí shí tǐ jīng jì ér cǎi qǔ de cuò shī.
    This reduction in reserve requirements is a measure taken by the PBOC to support the real economy.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

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Finance & Banking

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