外汇

• 拼音: wài huì
• 汉字拆解: 外 = 夕(evening) + 卜 (divination); 汇 = 氵(water) + simplified 彙 (to converge)

含义

Foreign exchange; foreign currency.

Refers to currencies other than the domestic currency (RMB in China), and to the foreign exchange market where currencies are traded. 外汇储备 means foreign exchange reserves; 外汇管制 means foreign exchange controls. Important in finance, travel, and international trade discussions.

例句

1. 中国的外汇储备规模位居世界前列。
2. 出国旅行之前，最好提前在银行兑换好外汇。
3. 他去银行办理了外汇业务，把人民币换成了欧元。

用法指南

语境: finance, travel, business

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请问这里可以兑换外汇吗？(Excuse me, can foreign currency be exchanged here?)
• 外汇汇率每天都会有变动。(Foreign exchange rates fluctuate every day.)

错误说法

• 外汇 ≠ 外币 — 外汇 (foreign exchange) is the broader concept including the market and reserves; 外币 specifically refers to physical foreign banknotes/coins.

起源与历史

Compound of 外 (outside/foreign, from 夕 evening + 卜 divination) and 汇 (to converge/collect, simplified from 彙), together meaning 'foreign currency flows.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal