银行卡 (yín háng kǎ) — "bank card" in Chinese

Chinese dictionary

银行卡

Bank card

noun

Character composition

银

silver

行

to go; bank

卡

card

Radicals / Keys

卜

Divination

#25 · bǔ · 2 strokes

行

Walk enclosure

#144 · xíng · 6 strokes

金

Gold

#167 · jīn · 8 strokes

Collocations

一张银行卡

yì zhāng yín háng kǎ

one bank card

用银行卡

yòng yín háng kǎ

use a bank card

Examples

我用银行卡在商店买东西。

I buy things in the store with my bank card.

我有银行卡。

I have a bank card.

Mnemonic

[yín háng kǎ-] Yin, a silver otter, walks into a bank and pulls out a card: “Hang, ka!” 💳 The card beeps. This 银行卡 is always with Yin, even when she pays for fish.

Writing

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say "bank card" in Chinese?

"bank card" in Chinese is 银行卡 (yín háng kǎ).

What does 银行卡 mean in English?

银行卡 (yín háng kǎ) means "Bank card".

How is 银行卡 pronounced?

It is pronounced yín háng kǎ (written as yin hang ka, yinhangka). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "bank card" in Chinese characters?

It is written 银行卡: 银 has 11 strokes, 行 has 6 strokes, 卡 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.