Chinese phrasebook
At the Bank in Chinese
Practise changing money at a bank in China. Show your passport, check the rate and the fee, and choose your notes.
Situation: A bank in Shanghai. Your goal: Exchange two hundred US dollars into yuan.
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Bank clerk
早上好。有什么可以帮您的？
zǎoshàng hǎo. yǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nín de?
Good morning. How can I help you?
You
早上好。我想把两百美元换成人民币。
zǎoshàng hǎo. wǒ xiǎng bǎ liǎngbǎi měiyuán huànchéng rénmínbì.
Good morning. I'd like to exchange two hundred dollars into yuan, please.
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Bank clerk
好的。请出示一下您的护照，可以吗？
hǎo de. qǐng chūshì yíxià nín de hùzhào, kěyǐ ma?
Of course. May I see your passport, please?
You
可以，给您。这是美国护照。
kěyǐ, gěi nín. zhè shì Měiguó hùzhào.
Yes, here it is. It's an American passport.
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Bank clerk
谢谢。今天的汇率是一美元换七块二。可以吗？
xièxie. jīntiān de huìlǜ shì yì měiyuán huàn qī kuài èr. kěyǐ ma?
Thank you. Today the rate is seven yuan twenty to the dollar. Is that all right?
You
可以。你们收手续费吗？
kěyǐ. nǐmen shōu shǒuxùfèi ma?
Yes, that's fine. Do you charge a fee?
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Bank clerk
收，手续费是十五块。
shōu, shǒuxùfèi shì shíwǔ kuài.
Yes, there's a fee of fifteen yuan.
You
没问题。我一共能换多少钱？
méi wèntí. wǒ yígòng néng huàn duōshao qián?
That's fine. How much will I get in total?
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Bank clerk
一共是一千四百二十五块，已经扣了手续费。您想要一百的还是五十的？
yígòng shì yìqiān sìbǎi èrshíwǔ kuài, yǐjīng kòu le shǒuxùfèi. nín xiǎng yào yìbǎi de háishi wǔshí de?
You'll get one thousand four hundred and twenty-five yuan, with the fee already taken off. Would you like hundred-yuan or fifty-yuan notes?
You
一百的，谢谢。比较方便。
yìbǎi de, xièxie. bǐjiào fāngbiàn.
Hundred-yuan notes, please. They're more practical.
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Bank clerk
好的。请在这儿签名。还需要别的吗？
hǎo de. qǐng zài zhèr qiānmíng. hái xūyào bié de ma?
Lovely. Please sign here. Is there anything else I can help you with?
You
需要。请问附近有自动取款机吗？
xūyào. qǐngwèn fùjìn yǒu zìdòng qǔkuǎnjī ma?
Yes, is there a cash machine near here?
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Bank clerk
有，就在门外，右边。
yǒu, jiù zài ménwài, yòubiān.
Yes, there's one just outside, on the right.
You
非常感谢你的帮助。再见！
fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ de bāngzhù. zàijiàn!
Thank you very much for your help. Have a nice day!
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