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yín
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. silver
  2. 2. silver-colored
  3. 3. relating to money or currency

Words Containing 银

镏银器
liú yín qì

gilded silverware

银州区
yín zhōu qū

Yinzhou district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[tiě lǐng shì], Liaoning

香港银行公会
xiāng gǎng yín háng gōng huì

Hong Kong Association of Banks

水银
shuǐ yín

mercury; quicksilver

银海区
yín hǎi qū

Yinhai district of Beihai city 北海市[běi hǎi shì], Guangxi

银点
yín diǎn

the silver point

银辉
yín huī

radiance

韩国银行
hán guó yín háng

Bank of Korea

银发
yín fà

silver hair; gray hair

银钱
yín qián

silver money (in former times)

银鸥
yín ōu

(bird species of China) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)

穿金戴银
chuān jīn dài yín

richly bedecked

毫米水银柱
háo mǐ shuǐ yín zhù

millibar (unit of pressure)

金正银
jīn zhèng yín

former spelling of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[jīn zhèng ēn]

此地无银三百两
cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng

lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide

金银块
jīn yín kuài

bullion

银川市
yín chuān shì

Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[níng xià huí zú zì zhì qū]

银行业
yín háng yè

banking

汇业银行
huì yè yín háng

Banco Delta Asia S.A.R.L., Macau

华夏银行
huá xià yín háng

Huaxia Bank

中国银行业监督管理委员会
zhōng guó yín háng yè jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)

银胶菊
yín jiāo jú

guayule (Parthenium argentatum)

银红
yín hóng

pink

银质
yín zhì

made of silver

合众银行
hé zhòng yín háng

Bancorp, a US bank

中国人民银行
zhōng guó rén mín yín háng

People's Bank of China

宽银幕电影
kuān yín mù diàn yǐng

wide-screen movie

银元
yín yuán

flat silver (former coinage)

银脸长尾山雀
yín liǎn cháng wěi shān què

(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)

银盘
yín pán

silver plate

非洲开发银行
fēi zhōu kāi fā yín háng

African Development Bank

定银
dìng yín

deposit

银行家
yín háng jiā

banker

卤化银
lǔ huà yín

silver halide (usually chloride) used to fix photos

银阁寺
yín gé sì

Ginkaku-ji or Silver Pavilion in Kyoto 京都[jīng dū], Japan, officially called Jishōji 慈照寺[cí zhào sì]

银婚
yín hūn

silver wedding (25th wedding anniversary)

银瓶
yín píng

silver bottle

银耳噪鹛
yín ěr zào méi

(bird species of China) silver-eared laughingthrush (Trochalopteron melanostigma)

兴业银行
xīng yè yín háng

Société Générale

银河星云
yín hé xīng yún

galactic nebula

恒生银行
héng shēng yín háng

Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong

德意志银行
dé yì zhì yín háng

Deutsche Bank

银本位制
yín běn wèi zhì

Silver Standard (monetary standard)

银器
yín qì

silverware

汇丰银行
huì fēng yín háng

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)

银行卡
yín háng kǎ

bank card

银屑
yín xiè

silver chloride AgCL

银晃晃
yín huǎng huǎng

silver glitter

银行业务
yín háng yè wù

banking

银亮
yín liàng

shiny bright as silver

银楼
yín lóu

silverware store

花旗银行
huā qí yín háng

Citibank

中国农业银行
zhōng guó nóng yè yín háng

Agricultural Bank of China

金银花
jīn yín huā

honeysuckle

收银台
shōu yín tái

checkout counter

银制
yín zhì

made of silver

纹银
wén yín

fine silver

工商银行
gōng shāng yín háng

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

银苔
yín tái

moss silver

英格兰银行
yīng gé lán yín háng

Bank of England

黄脚银鸥
huáng jiǎo yín ōu

(bird species of China) Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)

银白
yín bái

silver white

银洋
yín yáng

flat silver (former coinage)

取银
qǔ yín

to take silver

银子
yín zi

money

银联
yín lián

UnionPay

银耳相思鸟
yín ěr xiāng sī niǎo

(bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)

中央银行
zhōng yāng yín háng

Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

银行对账单
yín háng duì zhàng dān

bank statement

一角银币
yī jiǎo yín bì

dime

银丹
yín dān

lunar caustic (fused silver nitrate, shaped into a stick and used as a cauterizing agent)

镀银
dù yín

silver-plated

银狮奖
yín shī jiǎng

Silver Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival

银丝族
yín sī zú

silver-haired generation

银枞
yín cōng

silver fir (Abies alba)

中国进出口银行
zhōng guó jìn chū kǒu yín háng

The Export-Import Bank of China (state-owned bank)

金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝
jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō

there's no place like home (idiom)

日本银行
rì běn yín háng

Bank of Japan

商业银行
shāng yè yín háng

commercial bank

银质奖
yín zhì jiǎng

silver medal

巴克莱银行
bā kè lái yín háng

Barclays Bank

银鲳
yín chāng

silvery pomfret

世界银行
shì jiè yín háng

World Bank

中国银行
zhōng guó yín háng

Bank of China (BoC)

银莲花
yín lián huā

anemone

银汉
yín hàn

Milky Way

银州
yín zhōu

Yinzhou district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[tiě lǐng shì], Liaoning

银两
yín liǎng

silver (as currency)

东亚银行
dōng yà yín háng

Bank of East Asia

中国工商银行
zhōng guó gōng shāng yín háng

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

包银
bāo yín

contracted payment (esp. actors' salary in former times)

火树银花
huǒ shù yín huā

display of fireworks and lanterns

银根
yín gēn

money market

银柳
yín liǔ

pussy willow

银色
yín sè

silver (color)

银保
yín bǎo

bank insurance

白银区
bái yín qū

Baiyin district of Baiyin city 白銀市|白银市[bái yín shì], Gansu

银行
yín háng

bank

网银
wǎng yín

online banking

银白杨
yín bái yáng

silver birch

银叶
yín yè

silver leaf

银样镴枪头
yín yàng là qiāng tóu

silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior

银座
yín zuò

Ginza (district in Tokyo)

银海
yín hǎi

Yinhai district of Beihai city 北海市[běi hǎi shì], Guangxi

银河系
yín hé xì

Milky Way Galaxy

国际清算银行
guó jì qīng suàn yín háng

Bank for International Settlements

西伯利亚银鸥
xī bó lì yà yín ōu

(bird species of China) Vega gull (Larus vegae)

银喉长尾山雀
yín hóu cháng wěi shān què

(bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)

国家开发银行
guó jiā kāi fā yín háng

China Development Bank

银坛
yín tán

moviedom

水银灯
shuǐ yín dēng

mercury-vapor lamp

银耳
yín ěr

white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)

俸银
fèng yín

official salary

碘化银
diǎn huà yín

silver iodide

商人银行
shāng rén yín háng

merchant bank

亚洲开发银行
yà zhōu kāi fā yín háng

Asian Development Bank

银币
yín bì

silver coin

白银
bái yín

Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu

欧洲中央银行
ōu zhōu zhōng yāng yín háng

European Central Bank

中国建设银行
zhōng guó jiàn shè yín háng

China Construction Bank

银燕
yín yàn

silver swallow

金银岛
jīn yín dǎo

Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson 羅伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森|罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森[luó bó tè · lù yì sī · sī dì wén sēn]

上海浦东发展银行
shàng hǎi pǔ dōng fā zhǎn yín háng

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

银屑病
yín xiè bìng

psoriasis

银圆
yín yuán

flat silver (former coinage)

银箔
yín bó

silver foil

银票
yín piào

(in former times) banknote with a value in silver

中国光大银行
zhōng guó guāng dà yín háng

China Everbright Bank

银杯
yín bēi

silver cup (trophy)

银条
yín tiáo

silver bar

银牌
yín pái

silver medal

银胸阔嘴鸟
yín xiōng kuò zuǐ niǎo

(bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)

银屏
yín píng

television

银幕
yín mù

movie screen

银熊奖
yín xióng jiǎng

Silver Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival

银川
yín chuān

Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[níng xià huí zú zì zhì qū]

硝酸银
xiāo suān yín

silver nitrate

秘银
mì yín

mithril (fictional metal)

银锭
yín dìng

silver ingot

白银市
bái yín shì

Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu

银本位
yín běn wèi

Silver Standard (monetary standard)

交通银行
jiāo tōng yín háng

Bank of Communications

银狐
yín hú

silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)

银光
yín guāng

silvery light

渣打银行
zhā dǎ yín háng

Standard Chartered Bank

开发银行
kāi fā yín háng

development bank

银河
yín hé

Milky Way

中国银联
zhōng guó yín lián

China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization

中信银行
zhōng xìn yín háng

China CITIC Bank

人民银行
rén mín yín háng

People's Bank of China

收银机
shōu yín jī

cash register

银奖
yín jiǎng

silver medal

银匠
yín jiàng

silversmith

收银
shōu yín

to receive payment

银杏
yín xìng

ginkgo (tree with fan-shaped leaves and yellow seeds)

乌灰银鸥
wū huī yín ōu

(bird species of China) lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

银鱼
yín yú

oriental whitebait