Chinese word

账户

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhàng hù

Meaning

  • nounaccount

Example

他在银行有一个账户。tā zài yín háng yǒu yí gè zhàng hù

He has an account at the bank.

Illustration for 账户 (account)

More examples

使用网上银行前，请先绑定并验证你的账户。shǐ yòng wǎng shàng yín háng qián qǐng xiān bǎng dìng bìng yàn zhèng nǐ de zhàng hù

Please link and verify your account before using online banking.

Core concept

A managed record tied to a person or organization, where money or service activity is kept and controlled.

Common phrases

  • 开设账户kāi shè zhàng hù

    open an account

  • 账户余额zhàng hù yú é

    account balance

  • 冻结账户dòng jié zhàng hù

    freeze an account

Similar words

银行账户yín háng zhàng hù: A bank record for keeping track of deposits, payments, transfers, and withdrawals.
账号zhàng hào: A set of letters or numbers used to identify an account in a service or payment system.
用户账户yòng hù zhàng hù: A user's profile on a service that keeps personal information and settings in one place.

Definition in Chinese

用于记录和管理与个人或机构相关的账目信息的单位，既可指银行的存款口座，也可指网络服务的用户账户。yòng yú jì lù hé guán lǐ yǔ gè rén huò jī gòu xiāng guān de zhàng mù xìn xī de dān wèi jì kě zhǐ yín háng de cún kuǎn kǒu zuò yě kě zhǐ wǎng luò fú wù de yòng hù zhàng hù

Word origin

账户 (zhànghù, "account") combines 账 (zhàng, "ledger") and 户 (hù, "household"), joining a record of dealings with the person or household connected to it.

Usage tips

  • 银行账户 (yínháng zhànghù, "bank account") and 网站账户 (wǎngzhàn zhànghù, "website account") make the setting clear when an account could involve money or online access.

Related words

  • 账户名zhàng hù míngaccount namenoun
  • 账户信息zhàng hù xìn xīaccount informationnoun
  • 账户余额zhàng hù yú éaccount balancenoun

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