Today’s word of the day is 银 (yín) which is a noun that means silver. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 银 (yín).
银行 (yín háng) Bank
The first word is 银行 (yín háng) which is a noun that means bank. A way of using it in a sentence is 我去银行存钱。(Wǒ qù yínháng cún qián.) I'm going to the bank to deposit money.
银河 (yín hé) Galaxy
Another word we can create with 银 (yín) is 银河 (yín hé). This is a noun that means galaxy. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 银 means silver and 河 means river. A way of using it in a sentence is 夜晚，我们可以看到银河中的星星。(Yèwǎn, wǒmen kěyǐ kàn dào yínhé zhōng de xīngxing.) At night, we can see the stars in the galaxy.
银行卡 (yín háng kǎ) Bank card
Finally, we can create the word 银行卡 (yín háng kǎ) which is a noun that means bank card. The 卡here means card. A way of using it in a sentence is 我的银行卡丢了，我需要办一张新的。(Wǒ de yínháng kǎ diū le, wǒ xūyào bàn yī zhāng xīn de.) I lost my bank card, I need to get a new one.