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【Learn Chinese】Chinese Lesson: Banking
 
Are you looking for terminology for dealing with cash in Chinese? We’ve talked about the most common money in Chinese terms to help you get by in China.
Now let’s get a little more specific with the banking terms needed if you’re going to lend, borrow or make a deposit in China.
debt: 债务 zhài wù
to lend (money) 借给 jiè gěi
to borrow (money) 借 jiè
account 账户 zhànghù
to deposit 存款 cún kuǎn
to withdraw 提取tí qǔ
 
Moving or travelling abroad the first thing you’re going to want to know is where to find the currency exchange, followed closely by how good the exchange rate is that day.
Here’s how to communicate that and find out the exchange in Chinese:
currency exchange 兑换 duì huàn
exchange rate 汇率 huì lǜ
$ US Dollar美元 měi yuán
€ European Euro欧元 ōu yuán
L. Turkish Lira里拉 lǐ lā
£ English Pound Sterling英镑 yīng bàng
¥ Chinese Yuan元 yuán
¥ Japanese Yen日元 rì yuán
₹ Indian Rupee卢比 lú bǐ
R$ Brazilian Real巴西雷亚尔 bāxī léi yà ěr
$ Canadian dollar加拿大元 jiā ná dà yuán
‎₽ Russian Ruble俄罗斯卢布 é luó sī lú bù
₩ South Korean Won韩元 hán yuán
$ Australian dollar澳元 àoyuán
$ Mexican peso墨西哥比索 mòxīgē bǐsuǒ
Rp Indonesian rupiah印尼盾 yìnní dùn
SR Saudi riyal沙特里亚尔 shātè lǐ yǎ ěr
CHF Swiss franc瑞士法郎 ruì shì fǎ láng
 
Are you learning about dealing with money to get ahead of dealing with a future landlord in China?
Here are the basic terms you’ll need.
landlord: 房东 fáng dōng
tenant 房客 fáng kè
rent 租赁 zū lìn
rent money 租金 zū jīn
sum 金额 jīn é
 
Finally, will you be paying any taxes or fines in China? We hope not for that second one. Still, you’ll need the vocabulary to understand what’s going on.
tax 税, 税款 shuì, shuì kuǎn
fine 罚款 fá kuǎn

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