金融界 (jīn róng jiè) — financial circles, the financial community

Definition

noun
financial circlesthe financial community

Examples

  • 金融界。
    jīn róng jiè Duì xīn de jīng jì zhèng cè fǎn yìng jī jí.
    The financial community responded positively to the new economic policy.
  • 金融界。
    Tā zài jīn róng jiè gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
    She has worked in financial circles for many years.
  • 金融界。
    Zhè wèi zhuān jiā zài jīn róng jiè hěn yǒu míng.
    This expert is well-known in financial circles.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

金融finance
金jīnmoney融róngfinance
联合Side by side
界jiècircle

金融 (money and finance) and 界 (circle) mean the world of finance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

Open 金 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鬲鬲gécauldron
Sound part声符shēngfú
蟲
蟲chóng融róng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

融 pairs 鬲, a cauldron, with 蟲, which gives the sound.

Open 融 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
介
介jiè界jiè
Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

Open 界 →

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.