银行

銀行
yínháng
noun HSK 2 #1,003

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bank

Characters

Literally 'silver firm' - from when banks dealt in silver.

Examples

HSK 1
Yínháng jǐ diǎn kāimén?
What time does the bank open?
HSK 1
Tā zài yínháng gōngzuò.
He works at a bank.
HSK 2
Wǒ qù yínháng qǔ qián.
I'm going to the bank to withdraw money.

Tips

mistakes
is pronounced háng (2nd tone) here, not xíng. When 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

yín
xíng