总行

總行

zǒngháng

noun #36,208

Meanings

1 head office (of a bank)
2 main branch
3 headquarters (banking)

Characters

Examples

这家银行的总行设在上海。

Zhè jiā yínháng de zǒngháng shè zài Shànghǎi.

This bank's head office is in Shanghai.

总行决定向分行增派人员。

Zǒngháng juédìng xiàng fēnháng zēngpài rényuán.

Head office decided to send more staff to the branches.

Tips

mistakes

Read 行 as háng (profession/bank), NOT xíng (to walk). Compare 银行 (yínháng, bank), 分行 (fēnháng, branch). Using 总部 (zǒngbù) would be generic 'HQ' for any company, but 总行 is specifically for banks.

Stroke Order

总 zǒng

行 xíng