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银行

銀行
yínháng
noun HSK 3 #1,003

Measure Word

一家银行 jiā

Meanings

  1. 1 bank

Characters

银
yín
silver
行
háng
business firm; row
Literally 'silver firm' - from when banks dealt in silver.

Examples

HSK 1
他在银行工作。
Tā zài yínháng gōngzuò.
He works at a bank.
HSK 2
银行几点开门？
Yínháng jǐ diǎn kāimén?
What time does the bank open?
HSK 4
我去银行取钱。
Wǒ qù yínháng qǔ qián.
I'm going to the bank to withdraw money.

Tips

mistakes
行 is pronounced háng (2nd tone) here, not xíng. When 行 means 'profession/business', it's háng.
culture
Major Chinese banks include 中国银行 (Bank of China), 工商银行 (ICBC), and 建设银行 (CCB).

Stroke Order

银 yín
行 xíng