华尔街

華爾街

Huá'ěrjiē

noun #9,611

Meanings

1 Wall Street (financial district in New York City)
2 the financial world; the stock market (figurative)

Characters

magnificent; (phonetic)

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

Examples

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.

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

华 huá

尔 ěr

街 jiē