Usage note
银行是存钱、取钱和办理金融事情的地方。
yín háng shì cún qián 、 qǔ qián hé bàn lǐ jīn róng shì qíng de dì fāng。
A bank is a place to save money, withdraw money, and handle financial matters.
Context note
银行常出现在钱、工作和城市生活里。
yín háng cháng chū xiàn zài qián 、 gōng zuò hé chéng shì shēng huó lǐ。
Banks often appear with money, work, and city life.
5 examples
我去银行。
wǒ qù yín háng。
I go to the bank.
银行在那边。
yín háng zài nà biān。
The bank is over there.
爸爸在银行工作。
bà ba zài yín háng gōng zuò。
Dad works at a bank.
银行门口有人排队。
yín háng mén kǒu yǒu rén pái duì。
There are people lining up at the bank entrance.
我们要去银行取钱。
wǒ men yào qù yín háng qǔ qián。
We need to go to the bank to withdraw money.
5 mini stories
今天上午，妈妈去银行办事。
jīn tiān shàng wǔ， mā ma qù yín háng bàn shì。
This morning Mom went to the bank to do errands.
银行门口排了很多人，大家都很安静。
yín háng mén kǒu pái le hěn duō rén， dà jiā dōu hěn ān jìng。
Many people lined up at the bank entrance, and everyone was quiet.
爸爸说银行里要注意安全。
bà ba shuō yín háng lǐ yào zhù yì ān quán。
Dad said you should pay attention to safety in the bank.
我跟着妈妈去银行，看她怎么取钱。
wǒ gēn zhe mā ma qù yín háng， kàn tā zěn me qǔ qián。
I went with Mom to the bank and watched how she withdrew money.
银行旁边有一家小商店。
yín háng páng biān yǒu yì jiā xiǎo shāng diàn。
There is a small store next to the bank.
Mini dialogue
去银行
A
妈妈要去银行，你跟我一起吗？
Māma yào qù yínháng, nǐ gēn wǒ yīqǐ ma?
Mom is going to the bank, are you coming with me?
B
好的，银行离这里远吗？
Hǎo de, yínháng lí zhèlǐ yuǎn ma?
Okay, is the bank far from here?
存钱
A
我把零花钱存到银行里了。
Wǒ bǎ línghuāqián cún dào yínháng lǐ le.
I saved my pocket money in the bank.
B
真棒！银行能保护我们的钱。
Zhēn bàng! Yínháng néng bǎohù wǒmen de qián.
Great! The bank can protect our money.
Related words and contrasts
related
钱
qián
money
银行 is the place where you keep your 钱 (money) safe.
related
存钱
cún qián
to deposit money
You go to the 银行 to 存钱 (deposit money).