Chinese word

自动转账

Pronunciation

Pinyinzì dòng zhuǎn zhàng

Meaning

  • nounautomatic transfer

Example

公司会用自动转账把费用从一个账户转到另一个。gōng sī huì yòng zì dòng zhuǎn zhàng bǎ fèi yòng cóng yí gè zhàng hù zhuǎn dào lìng yí gè

The company uses automatic transfers to move the fees between two accounts.

Illustration for 自动转账 (automatic transfer)

More examples

我每月通过自动转账付水电费。wǒ měi yuè tōng guò zì dòng zhuǎn zhàng fù shuǐ diàn fèi

I pay my water and electricity bills each month by automatic transfer.

Core concept

A standing instruction lets money move from one account to another when preset conditions are met, without a fresh approval each time.

Common phrases

  • 开通自动转账kāi tōng zì dòng zhuǎn zhàng

    set up automatic transfer

  • 取消自动转账qǔ xiāo zì dòng zhuǎn zhàng

    cancel automatic transfer

  • 每月自动转账měi yuè zì dòng zhuǎn zhàng

    monthly automatic transfer

  • 自动转账金额zì dòng zhuǎn zhàng jīn é

    automatic transfer amount

Similar words

转账zhuǎn zhàng: Money moved from one bank account to another.
自动扣款zì dòng kòu kuǎn: Automatic withdrawal of an agreed amount from a bank account with prior permission.
自动付款zì dòng fù kuǎn: An arrangement for making payments automatically at set times or under set conditions.

Definition in Chinese

银行或支付机构在账户持有人事先同意或授权下，按约定规则无需每次确认自动把资金从一个账户划转到另一个账户。yín háng huò zhī fù jī gòu zài zhàng hù chí yǒu rén shì xiān tóng yì huò shòu quán xià àn yuē dìng guī zé wú xū měi cì què rèn zì dòng bǎ zī jīn cóng yí gè zhàng hù huà zhuǎn dào lìng yí gè zhàng hù

Word origin

自动转账 (zìdòngzhuǎnzhàng, "automatic transfer") combines the idea of acting automatically with the banking action of moving money between accounts.

Usage tips

  • In everyday banking talk, the trigger, date, and amount are useful details because they show when the payment occurs and how much is transferred.

Opposites

  • 手动转账shǒu dòng zhuǎn zhàngmanual transfernoun

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