活期帐户

活期帳戶

huóqīzhànghù

noun

Measure Word

一个活期帐户 gè

Meanings

1 current account (banking)
2 checking account
3 demand-deposit account

Characters

household/account

Examples

我去银行开了一个活期帐户。

Wǒ qù yínháng kāi le yí ge huóqī zhànghù.

I went to the bank and opened a current account.

活期帐户的利息比较低。

Huóqī zhànghù de lìxī bǐjiào dī.

Current accounts have relatively low interest rates.

Tips

usage

活期 ('live term' = withdrawable anytime) contrasts with 定期 ('fixed term' = time deposit). Mainland tends to write the account word as 账户; Taiwan uses 帳戶 — same meaning.

Stroke Order

活 huó

期 qī

帐 zhàng

户 hù