银行

• 拼音: yín háng
• 汉字拆解: 银 = 钅 (metal radical) + 艮 (phonetic), meaning 'silver'; 行 = 彳 (step) + 亍 (step), meaning 'to go/business'

含义

Bank. A financial institution where people deposit, withdraw, and transfer money.

Refers to financial banks of all types. Common in everyday life for transactions. Major Chinese banks include 中国银行, 工商银行, and 建设银行. The ATM is called 取款机 or ATM机.

例句

1. 我要去银行取钱。
2. 这条街上有两家银行。
3. 银行下午五点关门。

用法指南

语境: everyday, finance

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你知道最近的银行在哪儿吗？(Do you know where the nearest bank is?)
• 我在银行开了一个账户。(I opened an account at the bank.)

错误说法

• 我去银行买东西。(Don't say you go to a bank to buy things — banks are for financial services, not shopping.)

起源与历史

Compound of 银 (silver) and 行 (business/firm), literally 'silver business.' Historically, silver was the primary medium of exchange in China.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal