Chinese word

转账

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuǎn zhàng

Meaning

  • verbtransfer money

Example

我已经给你转账了。wǒ yǐ jīng gěi nǐ zhuǎn zhàng le

I've already transferred money to you.

Illustration for 转账 (transfer money)

More examples

请把钱转账到我的银行卡。qǐng bǎ qián zhuǎn zhàng dào wǒ de yín háng kǎ

Please transfer the money to my bank account.

Core concept

A recorded movement of money from one account to another.

Common phrases

  • 给我转账gěi wǒ zhuǎn zhàng

    transfer money to me

  • 用手机转账yòng shǒu jī zhuǎn zhàng

    transfer money by phone

  • 通过银行转账tōng guò yín háng zhuǎn zhàng

    transfer money through a bank

Similar words

汇款huì kuǎn: Send money to someone using a bank or a payment service.
打款dǎ kuǎn: Transfer money into the account that has been specified.
打钱dǎ qián: Send someone money in a casual, conversational way.

Definition in Chinese

通过银行、手机支付或线上渠道把资金从一方账户划到另一方账户，在账目上完成的款项移动。tōng guò yín háng shǒu jī zhī fù huò xiàn shàng qú dào bǎ zī jīn cóng yì fāng zhàng hù huà dào lìng yì fāng zhàng hù zài zhàng mù shàng wán chéng de kuǎn xiàng yí dòng

Word origin

转 (zhuǎn, "move") + 账 (zhàng, "account record") presents the action as moving money between account records.

Usage tips

  • To report a completed payment, 已经 (yǐjīng, "already") can appear before the verb and sentence-final 了 (le, "completed change") can mark the new situation, rather than describing a planned transfer.

Other meanings

  • money transfernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 转账凭证zhuǎn zhàng píng zhèngmoney transfer receiptnoun
  • 转账记录zhuǎn zhàng jì lùmoney transfer recordnoun

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