去银行 · Going to the Bank
Qù yínháng — Exchanging money at the bank.
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今天我去银行。
Today I'm going to the bank.
我要换一些钱。
I want to exchange some money.
银行九点开门。
The bank opens at nine.
我早上八点半就到了。
I arrived at eight-thirty in the morning.
等了一会儿,门开了。
After waiting a little, the door opened.
里面人不多。
There weren't many people inside.
我用了护照办事。
I used my passport to take care of things.
办完以后,我去上班。
Afterward I went to work.
Vocabulary in this story (27 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 去 | qù | (am) going to |
| 银行 | yínháng | the bank |
| 要 | yào | want |
| 换 | huàn | exchange |
| 一些 | yìxiē | some |
| 钱 | qián | money |
| 九点 | jiǔ diǎn | at nine |
| 开门 | kāimén | opens |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | (in the) morning |
| 八点半 | bā diǎn bàn | at eight-thirty |
| 就 | jiù | already |
| 到了 | dào le | arrived |
| 等了 | děng le | waited |
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | a bit |
| 门 | mén | the door |
| 开了 | kāi le | opened |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside |
| 人 | rén | people |
| 不多 | bù duō | were not many |
| 用了 | yòng le | used |
| 护照 | hùzhào | passport |
| 办事 | bànshì | to handle matters |
| 办完 | bàn wán | after finishing |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | after |
| 上班 | shàngbān | work |