bank

This is the 8044th most frequent Chinese word.


bank

The Chinese word for "bank" (银行, yínháng) refers to a financial institution where money is deposited, lent, or exchanged.


银行 (bank) is used here to refer to a financial institution where monetary transactions occur.

我昨天去银行办理了存款业务。

Yesterday, I went to the bank to handle a deposit transaction.


河边 (riverbank) refers to the land alongside a river.

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.


银行 (bank) here is used metaphorically to represent a storage or reserve, in this case related to life aspects.

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.