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Chinese wall
noun[ Cusually plural ]
uk /ˌtʃaɪ.niːz ˈwɔːl/ us /ˌtʃaɪ.niːz ˈwɑːl/
a method of preventing information from being shared, for example between people working for the same company but representing different interests: （将内部可能发生利益冲突的各项职能相互隔开以防止敏感信息在部门之间相互流动的）中国墙
Different activities are carried out in different departments between which there are Chinese walls. 不同活动在不同部门内进行，并以“中国墙”隔开。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Secrecy and privacy
anonymity
anonymization
anonymize
anonymous
anonymously
data protection
dead men tell no talesidiom
dissimulate
dissimulation
down-low
on the quietidiom
privacy
privacy settings
private
privately
under wrapsidiom
undisclosed
unrevealed
unsourced
unstated
Chinese wall | Business English
Chinese wall
noun[ C ]
ukus(alsofirewall)
FINANCE
a set of actions that a business, especially a financial institution, takes in order to prevent information that one department has from reaching another department that might illegally get an advantage from it:
With Chinese walls, corporate advisers are kept separate from traders so price sensitive information is kept secret.
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