华尔街

華爾街

Huá'ěrjiē

noun #9,611

Meanings

华尔 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Wall', plus 街 (street) = Wall Street.

HSK 1

他在华尔街工作了十年。

Tā zài Huá'ěrjiē gōngzuò le shí nián.

He worked on Wall Street for ten years.

HSK 6

华尔街是全球金融的中心。

Huá'ěrjiē shì quánqiú jīnróng de zhōngxīn.

Wall Street is the center of global finance.

usage

华尔街 is often used figuratively to refer to the American financial industry or stock market, much like 'Wall Street' in English.

华 huá

尔 ěr

街 jiē