Chinese word dictionary

钱庄

qián zhuāng · old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949); (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal

Word information

Simplified钱庄
Traditional錢莊
Pinyinqián zhuāng
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