Chinese word

开户行

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi hù háng

Meaning

  • nounaccount-opening bank

Example

请问你的开户行是哪个？qǐng wèn nǐ de kāi hù háng shì nǎ ge

Which bank did you open your account with?

Illustration for 开户行 (account-opening bank)

More examples

请在转账单上写清楚对方的开户行和账号。qǐng zài zhuǎn zhàng dān shàng xiě qīng chǔ duì fāng de kāi hù háng hé zhàng hào

Please clearly write the other party's account-opening bank and account number on the transfer slip.

Core concept

A bank's name as it appears in an account or receiving-payment record.

Common phrases

  • 开户行名称kāi hù háng míng chēng

    name of account-opening bank

  • 开户行地址kāi hù háng dì zhǐ

    address of account-opening bank

  • 开户行支行kāi hù háng zhī háng

    branch of account-opening bank

Similar words

开户银行kāi hù yín háng: The official name of the bank where an account was opened.
开户支行kāi hù zhī háng: The particular bank branch where an account was opened.
收款银行shōu kuǎn yín háng: The bank receiving money from a transfer or deposit.
支行zhī háng: One local branch belonging to a bank.

Definition in Chinese

为个人或单位开设银行账户时登记的银行机构名称，常用于填写收款信息。wèi gè rén huò dān wèi kāi shè yín háng zhàng hù shí dēng jì de yín háng jī gòu míng chēng cháng yòng yú tián xiě shōu kuǎn xìn xī

Word origin

开户行 (kāihùháng, "account-opening bank") is formed from 开户 (kāihù, "open an account") and 行 (háng, "bank"), making the account's associated bank the focus.

Usage tips

  • On a payment form, this field asks for the financial institution connected to the account, while the recipient's name and account number are separate details.

Other meanings

  • beneficiary banknoun
  • bank namenoun

Related words

  • 开户kāi hùopen an accountverb
  • 开户费kāi hù fèiaccount opening feenoun
  • 开户手续kāi hù shǒu xùaccount opening proceduresnoun

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