在岸 (zài àn) — onshore; at the shore or bank; (finance) onshore (as opposed to offshore, referring to domestic market operations)
Definition
In finance, 在岸 ('onshore') contrasts with 离岸 — it refers to domestic-market transactions in the local currency and regulations. Literally it can also mean 'at the shore/bank', but learners mostly meet this word in the financial sense (在岸人民币).
onshoreat the shore or bank(finance) onshore (as opposed to offshore, referring to domestic market operations)
Examples
- 在岸。Zhè jiā gōng sī de zhǔ yào yè wù shì zài àn tóu zī.This company's main business is onshore investment.
- ，在岸。Wǒ men yán zhe hǎi àn xiàn zǒu, zhōng yú dào le zài àn.We walked along the coastline and finally reached the shore.
- 在岸。zài àn Rén mín bì shì chǎng de jiāo yì liàng zhú nián shàng shēng.The trading volume in the onshore renminbi market increases year by year.
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