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开户行

English translation: Account-holding bank or account-holding branch

16:49 Apr 15, 2022
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Chinese term or phrase: 开户行
How would you translate "开户行" into English (and keep the translation as short as possible) when it comes to indicating the specific branch in which you created your bank account?

Example:
收件人开户行
收件人所在地银行

Note that these expressions would be used on websites, IT interfaces, or in some kinds of forms where there's little space for long sentences. Also, 开户行 does not mean the bank where someone has registered his/her account; it wants you to specify the branch where you created this account despite the fact that you can access the account in other branches under the bank's name. It looks like a very China-specific concept.
ColvyrLee
China
Local time: 13:52
English translation:Account-holding bank or account-holding branch
Explanation:
This target term is often used in the translation of immigration documents, such as Chinese bank statements.
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harrywon
Singapore
Local time: 13:52
Grading comment
Thanks a lot. That would make a lot of sense.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Branch of Origin / Branch of Account Origin
Kiet Bach
5account bank; bank of deposit
Bruce Guo
4 +1Account-holding bank or account-holding branch
harrywon
4Bank of Deposit
Mason Maas
4Bank Branch
Xiaohui Zhong
3A/C opened in: / Opening Bank
Yawen Xing


  

Answers


18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Bank of Deposit


Explanation:
跟Bruce說的一樣，Account Bank也行。我覺得Bank of Deposit和Account Bank的差別是Account Bank只是那個銀行帳號，沒有存錢的意義。

Mason Maas
United States
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: 谢谢，但上面的两个例子该怎么翻译呢？二者会不会混淆？

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Branch of Origin / Branch of Account Origin


Explanation:
Branch of Origin / Branch of Account Origin

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 22:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas McConochie: The source text term refers to the bank branch where the account was opened. This translation communicates the meaning in a way that is clear and easy to understand.
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A/C opened in: / Opening Bank


Explanation:
如果要尽量简短，或许可以如上翻译，两个均可；"A/C opened in: "适用于后面有填充框的情况（A/C是account的缩写），"Opening Bank"适用于从下拉列表中选取等情况，或者作为填充框里的提示文本

“（收件人）所在地银行”语境不明，或许简单处理成Local Branch？

Yawen Xing
China
Local time: 13:52
Native speaker of: Chinese
Notes to answerer
Asker: 谢谢。但需要指出的是，大多情况下客户原文件的格式是不容更改的，account opened in没有“银行”这个意思，会产生歧义。再有opening bank是一个非常少见的国际贸易术语，和“开户行”没关系，这个我查过，可以确定。

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
account bank; bank of deposit


Explanation:
两个都可以

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Note added at 20小时 (2022-04-16 13:41:01 GMT)
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank of deposit
Definition of bank of deposit
: a bank that receives money for safekeeping

Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: 谢谢，可是有什么具体的来源吗？我查不到这个词。

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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Bank Branch


Explanation:
根据题主的意思，就是具体的银行支行或者银行营业点。

Example sentence(s):
  • https://www.bankofchina.com/fr/custserv/cs3/201312/P020140226344285881687.doc
Xiaohui Zhong
China
Local time: 13:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Account-holding bank or account-holding branch


Explanation:
This target term is often used in the translation of immigration documents, such as Chinese bank statements.

harrywon
Singapore
Local time: 13:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot. That would make a lot of sense.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yi Cao
11 hrs
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