支行

zhīháng
noun #33,554

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bank sub-branch
  2. 2 subordinate branch (of a bank)

Examples

Wǒ qù fùjìn de Gōngháng zhīháng bàn yèwù.
I'm going to the nearby ICBC sub-branch to handle some business.
Zhè jiā zhīháng gānggāng kāiyè.
This sub-branch just opened.
Qǐng dào nín kāihù de zhīháng bànlǐ.
Please go to the sub-branch where you opened your account.

Tips

usage
Chinese banks have a tiered branch system: 总行 (zǒngháng, head office) → 分行 (fēnháng, regional/provincial branch) → 支行 (zhīháng, sub-branch) → 营业网点 (yíngyè wǎngdiǎn, retail outlets). 支行 is the level where most retail customers actually walk in. Note is read háng (not xíng) when it means a row, business, or bank.
mistakes
Read 支行 as zhīháng, never zhīxíng. The = háng / xíng split is one of the trickiest character readings: háng for businesses (银行 yínháng, 行业 hángyè) and rows; xíng for walking, behavior, OK (步行 bùxíng, 行为 xíngwéi, 不行 bùxíng).

Stroke Order

zhī
xíng