转帐

轉帳

zhuǎnzhàng

verb

Meanings

1 to transfer money (between bank accounts)
2 to make a bank transfer

Characters

to transfer; turn

Examples

我昨天帮他转帐了五千块。

Wǒ zuótiān bāng tā zhuǎnzhàng le wǔqiān kuài.

I transferred five thousand yuan to him yesterday.

请用手机银行转帐，不要带现金。

Qǐng yòng shǒujī yínháng zhuǎnzhàng, bùyào dài xiànjīn.

Please use mobile banking to transfer the money — don't bring cash.

公司每月按时转帐给员工。

Gōngsī měiyuè ànshí zhuǎnzhàng gěi yuángōng.

The company transfers salaries to employees on time every month.

Tips

grammar

Separable verb: 转了一笔帐 (made a transfer), 转过几次帐 (has made transfers a few times). Mainland often uses the simplified form 转账; 转帐 is the traditional-character spelling.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

帐 zhàng