银行

銀行

yínháng

noun HSK 2 #1,003

Measure Word

一家银行 jiā

Meanings

1 bank

Characters

business firm; row

Literally 'silver firm' — from when banks dealt in silver

Examples

银行几点开门？

Yínháng jǐ diǎn kāimén?

What time does the bank open?

我去银行取钱。

Wǒ qù yínháng qǔ qián.

I'm going to the bank to withdraw money.

他在银行工作。

Tā zài yínháng gōngzuò.

He works at a bank.

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