hundi

/ˈhʌndi/

Meanings

noun

地下钱庄，哈瓦拉

Hawala (informal system of money transfer from India and the Middle East)

Examples :

"After working in Dubai for a year, Rajesh used a hundi to send money home to his family in India because it was faster and cheaper than traditional bank transfers. "

在迪拜工作了一年后，拉杰什通过哈瓦拉（一种地下钱庄）给印度的家人汇款，因为这种方式比传统的银行转账更快更便宜。

Related Words

middle noun

/ˈmɪdəl/ /ˈmɘdɘl/

中间，中央。

"The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle."

圆的中心点到圆上任意一点的距离都相等。

faster adjective

/ˈfɑːstə/ /ˈfæstɚ/

不稳，松动

"That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!"

那根绳子太松了，很危险。把它系紧！

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

transfers noun

/ˈtrænsfɜːrz/ /trænsˈfɜːrz/

转移，调动

"The transfers from the primary school to the middle school were handled smoothly this year. "

今年小学到中学的学生转学手续办理得很顺利。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

system noun

/ˈsɪstəm/

系统，体系。

"There are eight planets in the solar system."

太阳系里有八颗行星。

cheaper adjective

/ˈtʃiːpər/

更便宜，价廉。

""Buying fruits and vegetables at the farmer's market is often cheaper than buying them at the grocery store." "

在农贸市场买水果和蔬菜通常比在超市买更便宜。

informal adjective

/ɪnˈfɔːm(ə)l/ /ɪnˈfɔɹm(ə)l/

非正式的，不拘礼节的。

"an informal get-together"

一次非正式的聚会

traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

老古板，思想保守的人。

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

我的奶奶是个老古板，非常重视家庭价值观。

working noun

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɝkɪŋ/

运作，运行

"The construction crew's working on the new school building is going smoothly. "

建筑队在新学校大楼上的运作进行得很顺利。

hawala noun

/həˈwɑːlə/ /hɑːˈwɑːlə/

哈瓦拉，地下汇款系统

"Many migrant workers send money home using hawala because it can be faster and cheaper than traditional bank transfers. "

很多移工使用哈瓦拉 (地下汇款系统)寄钱回家，因为它比传统的银行转账更快更便宜。

transfer noun

/ˈtɹænzfɜː/ /tɹænzˈfɜː/ /ˈtɹænsfɝ/ /tɹænsˈfɝ/

转移，调动

"The transfer of the student to a different class was announced in a school memo. "