No. 8,044 in Chinese
bank
The Chinese word for "bank" (银行, yínháng) refers to a financial institution where money is deposited, lent, or exchanged.
In a sentence
我昨天去银行办理了存款业务。
Yesterday, I went to the bank to handle a deposit transaction.
银行 (bank) is used here to refer to a financial institution where monetary transactions occur.
河边有一片草地，可以坐下来休息。
There is a grassy area by the riverbank where you can sit and rest.
河边 (riverbank) refers to the land alongside a river.
他的账户余额已经见底，处于生命的银行短缺中。
His account balance is depleted, as if experiencing a shortage in the bank of life.
银行 (bank) here is used metaphorically to represent a storage or reserve, in this case related to life aspects.
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