欧元区

歐元區

Ōuyuánqū

proper noun

Meanings

1 Eurozone
2 the group of EU member states using the euro

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

欧元区经济增长放缓。

Ōuyuánqū jīngjì zēngzhǎng fànghuǎn.

Economic growth in the Eurozone has slowed.

HSK 7-9

希腊曾经陷入过欧元区债务危机。

Xīlà céngjīng xiànrù guo Ōuyuánqū zhàiwù wēijī.

Greece was once caught up in the Eurozone debt crisis.

Tips

culture

欧元 (Ōuyuán, 'euro' - literally 'European dollar') + 区 (zone). The euro launched as accounting currency in 1999 and as physical cash in 2002. Monetary policy is set by the ECB (欧洲央行) in Frankfurt.

Stroke Order

欧 ōu

元 yuán

区 qū