old-style private bank; money shop
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
old-style private bank; traditional Chinese native bank
archaicRefers to traditional private financial institutions in pre-modern China (late Qing and Republican era), dealing with deposits, loans, and remittances. Distinct from modern banks (银行).
Yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zài在
qián钱
zhuāng庄
dāng当
guo过
xué学
tú徒
。
Grandfather worked as an apprentice in a money shop when he was young.
Zhè这
jiā家
qián钱
zhuāng庄
yǐ已
yǒu有
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
。
This private bank has a history of one hundred years.
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Jiù旧
shí时
qián钱
zhuāng庄
shì是
mín民
jiān间
jīn金
róng融
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
In old times, money shops were an important component of folk finance.
Tā他
cóng从
qián钱
zhuāng庄
jiè借
le了
yín银
liǎng两
qù去
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
。
He borrowed silver taels from the money shop to do business.