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ID: 0248 Intermediate
You can change it to RMB, but not back unless you have a form and oh, by the way… where’s your red book, visa, and passport? Wrong line – it’s that one, but take another number and wait here. No, there, sorry, we don’t do it at this branch… Exhausting to read? Try hearing it in Mandarin. Fortunately, we’ve been through it so you don’t have to. Listen to this podcast to learn all about banking in Mandarin Chinese.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
出示 chūshì to show
有效 yǒuxiào valid
转帐 zhuǎnzhàng transfer money from into an account
任意 rènyì arbitrarily
您好请问我可以开一个银行帐户吗
nínhǎo 您好qǐng wèn 请问wǒ 我kěyǐ 可以kāi 开yī 一ge 个yínháng 银行zhànghù 帐户ma 吗
Hello. Can I open a bank account?
可以的您能先出示一下您的有效身份证件吗
kěyǐ 可以de 的nín 您néng 能xiān 先chūshì 出示yīxià 一下nín de 您的yǒuxiào 有效shēnfèn 身份zhèngjiàn 证件ma 吗
Certainly. Could you please give me a valid ID?
没问题这是我的护照
méiwèntí 没问题zhè 这shì 是wǒ de 我的hùzhào 护照
No problem. Here is my passport.
谢谢请您先填一张开户申请表您可以选择活期存款帐户或者定期存款帐户您只需在您要选择的类型前打勾就可以了
xièxie 谢谢qǐng 请nín 您xiān 先tián 填yī 一zhāng 张kāihù 开户shēnqǐngbiǎo 申请表nín 您kěyǐ 可以xuǎnzé 选择huóqī 活期cúnkuǎn 存款zhànghù 帐户huòzhě 或者dìngqī 定期cúnkuǎn 存款zhànghù 帐户nín 您zhǐ xū 只需zài 在nín 您yào 要xuǎnzé 选择de 的lèixíng 类型qián 前dǎgōu 打勾jiù 就kěyǐ 可以le 了
Thank you. Please fill out a new account application form. You may choose to open a current funds account or fixed-term deposit account. Just check the box of your choice.
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