Chinese word

存折

Pronunciation

Pinyincún zhé

Meaning

  • nounpassbook

Example

我把存折忘在家里了。wǒ bǎ cún zhé wàng zài jiā lǐ le

I left my passbook at home.

Illustration for 存折 (passbook)

More examples

请带上存折和身份证到银行办理挂失。qǐng dài shàng cún zhé hé shēn fèn zhèng dào yín háng bàn lǐ guà shī

Please bring your passbook and ID to the bank to report it lost.

Core concept

A portable paper record that makes an account's deposits, withdrawals, interest, and balance visible page by page.

Common phrases

  • 办理存折bàn lǐ cún zhé

    open a passbook

  • 补办存折bǔ bàn cún zhé

    replace a passbook

  • 挂失存折guà shī cún zhé

    report a lost passbook

  • 查询存折余额chá xún cún zhé yú é

    check the passbook balance

Similar words

银行卡yín háng kǎ: A card issued by a bank for withdrawing money and paying for things.
存款cún kuǎn: Money kept in a bank account.
账号zhàng hào: A number used to identify a bank account.
余额yú é: The money currently left in a bank account.

Definition in Chinese

供储户保存银行交易记录的簿册，通常记录存取款、利息和余额等信息。gōng chǔ hù bǎo cún yín háng jiāo yì jì lù de bù cè tōng cháng jì lù cún qú kuǎn lì xī hé yú é děng xìn xī

Word origin

The compound 存 (cún, "to deposit") + 折 (zhé, "booklet") combines the action of putting money in a bank with the booklet that records it.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful when describing what was left at home or brought to a bank, since it identifies the paper record rather than the account itself.

Related words

  • 电子存折diàn zi cún zhéelectronic passbooknoun

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