总行

總行

zǒngháng

noun #36,208

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

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 a generic 'HQ' for any company, but 总行 is specifically for banks.

Stroke Order

总 zǒng

行 xíng