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银行

yín háng · yin hang

Traditional 銀行

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 家 jiā, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. bank
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At the bank

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)银行(yínháng)办(bàn)一张(yīzhāng)卡(kǎ)。

    I am going to the bank to get a card.

  2. Liangliang

    银行(yínháng)现在(xiànzài)人(rén)很多(hěnduō)，要(yào)排队(páiduì)。

    The bank is busy now. You will have to queue.

  3. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)一本(yīběn)书(shū)。

    It is fine. I brought a book.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)陪(péi)你(nǐ)去(qù)，我(wǒ)也(yě)要(yào)去(qù)银行(yínháng)取钱(qǔqián)。

    I will go with you. I need to take out money at the bank too.

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)。你(nǐ)取(qǔ)多少(duōshao)？

    Great. How much will you take out?

  6. Liangliang

    一百块(yībǎikuài)，夜市(yèshì)今天(jīntiān)只(zhǐ)收(shōu)现金(xiànjīn)。

    A hundred yuan. The night market takes only cash today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)需(xū)要(yào)去(qù)银(yín)行(háng)取(qǔ)一(yì)些(xiē)现(xiàn)金(jīn)。

I need to go to the bank to withdraw some cash.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)银(yín)行(háng)的(de)服(fú)务(wù)态(tài)度(dù)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

This bank's service attitude is very good.

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银
yín

silver; silver-colored

行
xíng

to walk; to go

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