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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.
Mon Sep 11 2006 | Jenny, John
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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 。qǐng wèn wǒ kěyǐ kāi yī ge yínháng zhànghù ma ？
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 de 。nín néng xiān chūshì yīxià nín de yǒuxiào shēnfèn zhèngjiàn ma ？
Certainly. Could you please give me a valid ID?
没问题。这是我的护照。
méiwèntí 。zhè shì wǒ de hùzhào 。
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 。qǐng nín xiān tián yī zhāng kāihù shēnqǐngbiǎo ，nín kěyǐ xuǎnzé huóqī cúnkuǎn zhànghù huòzhě dìngqī cúnkuǎn zhànghù 。nín zhǐ xū zài nín yào xuǎnzé de lèixíng qián dǎgōu jiù kěyǐ le 。
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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