外汇
HSK 4 (2021)
外汇 (wàihuì) · foreign currency
外汇 (wàihuì) means “foreign currency; foreign exchange”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 汇 (to send (money)). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 外汇 is built
The characters
外 wài · outside
What 外 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
汇 huì · to send (money)
What 汇 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 匚fāng — box
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Water 氵 collected in a container 匚 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
银行可以换外汇。Yínháng kěyǐ huàn wàihuì.You can exchange foreign currency at the bank.
你在哪儿换的外汇？Nǐ zài nǎr huàn de wàihuì?Where did you exchange your foreign currency?
Questions about 外汇
What does 外汇 mean?
外汇 (wàihuì) means “foreign currency; foreign exchange”.
How do you pronounce 外汇?
外汇 is pronounced wàihuì.
Which HSK level is 外汇?
外汇 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外边wàibianoutside
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 外卖wàimàitakeout
- 以外yǐwàibesides
- 另外lìngwàiin addition
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 外面wàimiànoutside
Learn 外汇 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.