Posted by Lilian Li 17135
Once you move to China, to make life more convenient you need to open a Chinese bank account. Some of the major banks are Bank of China (BOC), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), and China Merchant Bank (CBA), This article will share important banking vocabulary with you.
First, let’s get to know the names of the big four national banks:
BOC-Bank of China - 中国银行 Zhōng guó yín háng
ICBC- Industrial And Commercial Bank of China - 中国工商银行 Zhōng guó gōng shāng yín háng
ABC- Agricultural Bank of China - 中国农业银行 zhōng guó nóng yè yín háng
CCB- ChinaConstructionBank - 中国建设银行 zhōng guó jiàn shè yín háng
Then, you can choose one of the above or another bank to open an account. Before you do, make sure you know these words:
open account 开户 kāi hù | transfer money 转账 zhuǎn zhàng |
code 密码 mì mǎ | transfer money 汇款 huì kuǎn |
account 账户 zhàng hù | balance 余额 yú é |
to set 设置 shè zhì | deposit 存钱 cún qián |
to enter 输入 shū rù | withdraw 取钱 qǔ qián |
capital 资产 zī chǎn | ATM 自动取款机 zì dòng qǔ kuǎn jī |
online banking 网银 wǎng yín | cheque 支票 zhī piào |
interest 利息 lì xī | manage money matters 理财 lǐ cái |
loan 贷款 dài kuǎn | to insure 投保 tóu bǎo |
insurance 保险 bǎo xiǎn | profit 收益 shōu yì |
Example
1. Open a bank account:
A: Nǐ hǎo, wǒ yào kāi hù, zhè shì wǒ de hù zhào.
你好,我要开户,这是我的护照 (Hello, I want to open an account. This is my passport.
2. To activate online bank account:
A: Nǐ hǎo, wǒ yào kāi wǎng shàng yín háng.
你好,我要开网上银行。(Hello, I want to activate online banking.)
3. To make a money transfer:
A: Nǐ hǎo, wǒ yào zhuǎn zhàng 1000měi yuán dào zhè gè zhàng hù: xxxx xxxx xxx.
你好,我要转账1000美元到这个账户:xxxx xxxx xxx. (Hello, I want to transfer $1000 to this account)
4. To exchange currency:
A: Nǐ hǎo, wǒ yào bǎ 1000 měi yuán huàn chéng rén mín bì.
你好,我要把1000美元换成人民币。(Hello, I want to exchange 1000 dollars to RMB)
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