Word information
Simplified银行
Traditional銀行
Pinyinyínháng
Part of speech名
HSK 3.03
HSK 2.03
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 银行
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
不行bùxíng
won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon
行李xíngliluggage; CL:件[jian4]
银行卡yínhángkǎbank card
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4]
出行chūxíngto go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)