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银行 meaning in English

yínháng

bank

HSK 2nounTraditional 銀行17 strokes

Meaning of 银行

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yínháng
  1. bank

Measure word: 家,個|个

How to use 银行

银行 is the everyday word for a bank, and it often appears before other nouns like 银行卡 (yínháng kǎ, bank card) or after a bank's name, as in 中国银行 (Zhōngguó Yínháng, Bank of China). Example: 我下午去银行。(Wǒ xiàwǔ qù yínháng.) I am going to the bank this afternoon.

银 (yín) means silver, and 行 (háng) here means a business or firm. A bank is literally a "silver firm", a place that handles money.

Common mistake: Learners often read 行 as xíng, as in 旅行 (lǚxíng) or 不行 (bùxíng), but in 银行 it is háng. Also, 银 (yín) is second tone. Do not confuse it with 很 (hěn), which looks similar on the right side but has a different radical on the left.

银行 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

从cóng这zhè里lǐ到dào银yín行háng足zú有yǒu三sān公gōng里lǐ路lù。
It is three kilometers from here to the bank.
这zhè辆liàng车chē在zài银yín行háng前qián面miàn停tíng下xià来lái了le。
The car pulled up in front of the bank.
他tā儿ér子zi不bù在zài银yín行háng工gōng作zuò。
His son doesn't work at a bank.
我wǒ不bù喜xǐ欢huān在zài银yín行háng工gōng作zuò.
I don't like working at the bank.
钱qián包bāo里lǐ有yǒu两liǎng张zhāng银yín行háng卡kǎ。
There are two bank cards in the wallet.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

银 yín · silver · 11 strokes

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行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 银行.

不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question
进行jìnxíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
行为xíngwéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
旅行lǚxíngto travel; journey; trip
举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
流行liúxíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc)
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
行人xíngrénpedestrian; traveler on foot
银行卡yínhángkǎbank card
飞行fēixíngto fly; flight
行李xíngliluggage

Questions about 银行

What does 银行 mean?

银行 (yínháng) means "bank" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 银行?

银行 is made of 2 characters: 银 (11 strokes), 行 (6 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 银行 an HSK word?

Yes. 银行 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 银行 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 银行 is written 銀行.

Why is 行 pronounced háng in 银行 but xíng in 旅行?

行 has two readings. As xíng it relates to walking or doing, as in 旅行 (lǚxíng) and 进行 (jìnxíng). As háng it means a line of business or a firm, which is the meaning in 银行.

How do I say "go to the bank" or "at the bank" in Chinese?

Use 去银行 (qù yínháng) for "go to the bank". For "at the bank", say 在银行 (zài yínháng), for example 他在银行工作 (tā zài yínháng gōngzuò), he works at a bank.

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