Definition
钱庄是明清时期中国主要的民间金融机构，类似于私人银行。它们主要经营存款、贷款、汇兑和货币兑换，在现代银行业出现之前支撑着商业和贸易。这个历史词汇今天主要出现在历史书籍、文艺作品或谈论近代金融发展时。
n.
old-style Chinese private bank (pre-modern financial institution)
Examples
- 钱庄。Zhè jiā qián zhuāng yǐjīng yǒu sānbǎi duō nián de lìshǐ le.This old-style bank has a history of over three hundred years.
- 钱庄。Tā zài yì běn xiǎoshuō lǐ dú dào le guānyú qián zhuāng de miáoxiě.He read a description of an old-style bank in a novel.
- ，钱庄。Xiàndài yínháng chūxiàn hòu, qián zhuāng zhújiàn tuìchū le lìshǐ wǔtái.After the emergence of modern banks, old-style private banks gradually left the historical stage.
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