Chinese word

现汇

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiàn huì

Meaning

  • nounforeign-currency transfer

Example

他昨天给我发了现汇。tā zuó tiān géi wǒ fā le xiàn huì

He sent me money in foreign currency yesterday.

Illustration for 现汇 (foreign-currency transfer)

More examples

我刚收到一笔现汇，准备把它换成人民币。wǒ gāng shōu dào yì bǐ xiàn huì zhǔn bèi bǎ tā huàn chéng rén mín bì

I just received a foreign-currency transfer and plan to exchange it for yuan.

Core concept

Foreign currency travels as numbers in an account while physical notes stay out of the transaction.

Common phrases

  • 收到现汇shōu dào xiàn huì

    receive a foreign-currency transfer

  • 现汇到账xiàn huì dào zhàng

    foreign-currency transfer credited

  • 现汇账户xiàn huì zhàng hù

    foreign-currency account

Similar words

现钞xiàn chāo: Foreign-currency cash in physical notes that can be carried and handed over.
汇款huì kuǎn: The sending of money to another person or business through a bank or similar institution.
外币wài bì: A currency belonging to or used in another country.

Definition in Chinese

指以银行账户为媒介，将外币以账面余额形式转入收款人账户的款项，通常通过国际电汇或账户划转完成，区别于可提取的纸币（现钞）。zhǐ yǐ yín háng zhàng hù wèi méi jiè jiāng wài bì yǐ zhàng miàn yú é xíng shì zhuǎn rù shōu kuǎn rén zhàng hù de kuǎn xiàng tōng cháng tōng guò guó jì diàn huì huò zhàng hù huà zhuǎn wán chéng qū bié yú kě tí qǔ de zhǐ bì xiàn chāo

Word origin

现汇 (xiànhuì, "account-held foreign exchange") joins 现 (xiàn, "current") and 汇 (huì, "to remit"), with the second character identifying the movement of funds through the banking system.

Usage tips

  • In everyday banking Chinese, the key question is whether funds are credited electronically or delivered as notes, which affects the option shown on a transfer or exchange form.

Other meanings

  • foreign-currency depositnoun

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