欧元区

歐元區

Ōuyuánqū

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Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

欧元区经济增长放缓。

Ōuyuánqū jīngjì zēngzhǎng fànghuǎn.

Economic growth in the Eurozone has slowed.

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