银行銀行 yínháng — bank
yínháng (second tone, rising)yin2hang2
Traditional: 銀行
bank
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 家Measure word 个
Meanings
bank
A bank. Note the reading: 行 is háng here, not xíng — the same character as in 行李 but a different sound and sense.
noun
Example sentences
- 银行就在地铁站旁边。銀行就在地鐵站旁邊。Yínháng (second tone, rising) jiù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) dìtiě (fourth tone, falling) zhàn (fourth tone, falling) pángbiān. (second tone, rising)···
The bank is right next to the metro station.
- 我要去银行换点儿钱。我要去銀行換點兒錢。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling) yínháng (second tone, rising) huàn (fourth tone, falling) diǎnr (third tone, dipping) qián. (second tone, rising)···
I need to go to the bank to change some money.
Common mistakes
Not quiteyínxíng
Correctyínháng
行 read xíng means "to go, all right"; read háng it means "line, trade, firm". A bank is a firm, so it is yínháng.