Chinese word

银行卡

Pronunciation

Pinyinyín háng kǎ

Meaning

  • nounbank card

Example

我把银行卡忘在家了。wǒ bǎ yín háng kǎ wàng zài jiā le

I left my bank card at home.

Illustration for 银行卡 (bank card)

More examples

银行说我的银行卡被锁定了。yín háng shuō wǒ de yín háng kǎ bèi suǒ dìng le

The bank said my bank card was locked.

Core concept

A bank-linked card that opens access to stored money for cash, transfers, or purchases.

Common phrases

  • 忘记带银行卡wàng jì dài yín háng kǎ

    forget to bring a bank card

  • 用银行卡付款yòng yín háng kǎ fù kuǎn

    pay with a bank card

  • 插银行卡取款chā yín háng kǎ qú kuǎn

    insert a bank card to withdraw cash

Similar words

借记卡jiè jì kǎ: A card for spending or withdrawing money already held in a linked bank account.
信用卡xìn yòng kǎ: A card for making purchases now and paying the bill after a set period.

Definition in Chinese

银行向客户发行的、与个人存款账户关联、可在取款机或收银处用于取款、转账和消费的卡片。yín háng xiàng kè hù fā xíng de yǔ gè rén cún kuǎn zhàng hù guān lián kě zài qú kuǎn jī huò shōu yín chù yòng yú qú kuǎn zhuǎn zhàng hé xiāo fèi de kǎ piàn

Word origin

银行 (yínháng, "bank") + 卡 (kǎ, "card") forms 银行卡 (yínhángkǎ, "bank card"), naming a card issued by a bank.

Usage tips

  • Chinese counts this flat object with 张 (zhāng, "flat object"), so the phrase for one card uses the same counter as one sheet of paper.

Other meanings

  • ATM cardnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 银行卡余额yín háng kǎ yú ébank card balancenoun
  • 银行卡号yín háng kǎ hàobank card numbernoun

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