金融 jīnróng banking
banking; finance; financial
How to remember 金融: 金 gold + 融 to melt = banking.
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- Finance, banking (the sector) - 金融危机 (jīnróng wēijī) financial crisis, 金融市场 (jīnróng shìchǎng) financial markets.
- Refers to the whole money/banking industry; contrast 财务 (cáiwù, a firm's own accounting/finances).
- 金融机构 = financial institutions; a heavyweight term in economics news.