汇款

匯款

huìkuǎn

verb/noun HSK 5 #20,636

Meanings

1 to remit money; to wire money
2 remittance

Characters

to remit; to converge

money; funds; a sum

To send funds converging to a destination — remitting money.

Examples

我每月给父母汇款。

Wǒ měi yuè gěi fùmǔ huìkuǎn.

I remit money to my parents every month.

请问汇款到账需要多久？

Qǐngwèn huìkuǎn dào zhàng xūyào duō jiǔ?

How long does it take for a remittance to arrive?

他收到了一笔汇款。

Tā shōudào le yī bǐ huìkuǎn.

He received a remittance.

Tips

usage

汇款 sounds somewhat formal/traditional. In modern China, most people use 转账 (zhuǎnzhàng, to transfer money) for everyday digital transfers via WeChat Pay or Alipay.

Stroke Order

汇 huì

款 kuǎn