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回笼

回籠
huílóng
verb #40,537

Meanings

  1. 1 to steam again; to reheat in a steamer
  2. 2 to flow back; to be recovered (of money paid out)
  3. 3 to withdraw (currency) from circulation

Examples

HSK 6
公司加快收款，让资金尽快回笼。
Gōngsī jiākuài shōukuǎn, ràng zījīn jǐnkuài huílóng.
The company sped up collecting payments so its money would flow back as soon as possible.
HSK 7-9
剩下的包子凉了，回笼蒸一下就好吃了。
Shèngxià de bāozi liáng le, huílóng zhēng yíxià jiù hǎochī le.
The leftover buns have gone cold; steam them again and they'll taste good.
HSK 7-9
央行通过发行票据回笼货币。
Yāngháng tōngguò fāxíng piàojù huílóng huòbì.
The central bank withdraws currency from circulation by issuing bills.

Tips

memory
回笼 literally means 'back into the steamer': 笼 is the bamboo 蒸笼, and cold buns go back in to be steamed again. The same picture gives 回笼觉, going back to sleep after you have already woken up.
usage
In finance the opposite of 回笼 is 投放 'to put into circulation'. Central bank reports give the day's 净投放 or 净回笼: net injection or net withdrawal of money.

Stroke Order

回 huí
笼 lóng