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提款 (tí kuǎn) — to withdraw money (from a bank or ATM)

Definition

提款 is a separable verb meaning to withdraw money (from a bank or ATM) — split as 提…款 in usage, e.g. 提了一笔款. Compare with 取款 qǔ kuǎn (HSK 6), a more formal/written equivalent.

verb
to withdraw money (from a bank or ATM)

Examples

  • 提款。
    Wǒ qù yín háng tí kuǎn xū yào dài shēn fèn zhèng.
    I need to bring my ID to withdraw money at the bank.
  • 。
    Tā zuó tiān tí le yì bǐ kuǎn.
    He withdrew a sum of money yesterday.
  • ATM提款。
    Zài ATM shàng tí kuǎn yào zhù yì ān quán.
    When withdrawing at an ATM, be careful about safety.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

提títake out
款kuǎnmoney or funds

提 as take out and 款 as money or funds combine to mean withdraw money.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
是
是shì提tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
欠欠qiànlacking, desire
Sound part声符shēngfú
柰
柰nài款kuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

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Appears in
Finance & Banking

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