交通银行

交通銀行

Jiāotōng Yínháng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Bank of Communications (BoCom)

Characters

exchange, hand over

connect, communicate

Examples

HSK 4

交通银行是中国最早的银行之一。

Jiāotōng Yínháng shì Zhōngguó zuì zǎo de yínháng zhīyī.

Bank of Communications is one of the oldest banks in China.

HSK 6

我在交通银行开了一个账户。

Wǒ zài Jiāotōng Yínháng kāi le yí gè zhànghù.

I opened an account at the Bank of Communications.

Tips

history

Founded in 1908 in the late Qing dynasty, 交通银行 (BoCom) is one of the oldest modern banks in China. It is now one of the 'Big Five' state-owned commercial banks, along with ICBC, CCB, ABC, and Bank of China.

usage

The character 行 is read háng (not xíng) when it means 'bank' or 'firm'. 银行 = yínháng (bank).

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

通 tōng

银 yín

行 xíng