qián​zhuāng

informal bank

Senses

钱庄/ 錢莊 qián​zhuāng informal bank

noun · An unregulated or underground financial company, often operating illegally in modern times.

警方最近查封了一家从事非法集资的地下钱庄。

钱庄/ 錢莊 qián​zhuāng money shop

noun · A type of private bank in China that emerged in the Ming dynasty and was phased out in the mid-20th century.

这家钱庄在清代专门经营银钱兑换业务。

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