Meaning of 银行卡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- bank card
How to use 银行卡
银行卡 is the everyday word for any card issued by a bank, used for paying, withdrawing cash, or linking to apps like WeChat Pay. Example: 我的银行卡丢了。(Wǒ de yínhángkǎ diū le.) I lost my bank card.
Break it into 银行 (yínháng), a bank, plus 卡 (kǎ), a card. A bank card is simply a "bank" + "card", and 卡 itself looks like a thin card stuck between two lines.
Common mistake: Learners often read 行 as xíng, as in 旅行 (lǚxíng) or 进行 (jìnxíng), but in 银行 it is háng. Say yínhángkǎ, not yínxíngkǎ.
银行卡 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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银 yín · silver · 11 strokes
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行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes
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卡 kǎ · to stop · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 银行卡.
| 不行 | bùxíng | won'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 | xíngdòng | operation; action |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 银行 | yínháng | bank |
| 旅行 | lǚxíng | to travel; journey; trip |
| 举行 | jǔxíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 流行 | liúxíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) |
| 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎ | credit card |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
| 行人 | xíngrén | pedestrian; traveler on foot |
| 飞行 | fēixíng | to fly; flight |
Questions about 银行卡
What does 银行卡 mean?
银行卡 (yínhángkǎ) means "bank card" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 银行卡?
银行卡 is made of 3 characters: 银 (11 strokes), 行 (6 strokes), 卡 (5 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 银行卡 an HSK word?
Yes. 银行卡 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 银行卡 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 银行卡 is written 銀行卡.
What measure word is used with 银行卡?
Use 张 (zhāng), the measure word for flat things. For example, 一张银行卡 (yì zhāng yínhángkǎ) means one bank card.
How do I say debit card or credit card specifically?
A credit card is 信用卡 (xìnyòngkǎ), and a debit card is often called 借记卡 (jièjìkǎ). In daily speech, 银行卡 usually refers to a debit card, while people say 信用卡 when they mean credit.