Intermediate - Saving with Alipay (C2389)

A: 老公,年终奖我们存在银行吧。
lǎogōng, niánzhōngjiǎng wǒmen cún zài yínháng ba.
Honey, let's deposit our year end bonuses in the bank.
B: 我们存余额宝吧。
wǒmen cún Yúébǎo ba.
Let's put it in an Alipay Surplus account.
A: 余额宝是什么?
Yúébǎo shì shénme?
What's an Alipay Surplus account?
B: 它是支付宝的产品。你不是常用支付宝在网上买东西吗?余额宝不但利息高,而且网上买东西也方便。。
tā shì Zhīfùbǎo de chǎnpǐn. nǐ bùshì cháng yòng Zhīfùbǎo zài wǎngshàng mǎi dōngxi ma? Yúébǎo bùdàn lìxi gāo, érqiě wǎngshàng mǎi dōngxi yě fāngbiàn..
It's a product from Alipay. Don't you often use Alipay to buy things online? Alipay Surplus accounts not only have a high interest rate, they also make buying things online easy.
A: 那我要用钱的时候怎么取出来呢?
nà wǒ yào yòng qián deshíhou zěnme qǔ chūlái ne?
Then when I want to use the money, how do I get it out?
B: 转账到你的银行卡,用银行卡取。
zhuǎnzhàng dào nǐde yínhángkǎ, yòng yínhángkǎ qǔ.
You transfer it to your bank card and use your bank card to take it out.
A: 有风险吗?
yǒu fēngxiǎn ma?
Is there a risk?
B: 风险肯定有。但是最近一直没有亏过,利息也不错。我们先存一点钱试试吧?
fēngxiǎn kěndìng yǒu. dànshì zuìjìn yīzhí méiyǒu kuī guò, lìxi yě bùcuò. wǒmen xiān cún yīdiǎn qián shìshi ba?
Of course there's a risk. However, recently there haven't been any losses, and the interest isn't bad. How about we put a bit of money in there and try it?
A: 行,那我以后买东西更方便了。
xíng, nà wǒ yǐhòu mǎi dōngxi gèng fāngbiàn le.
Okay. Then when I buy things later, it'll be easier.

Key Vocabulary

年终奖 niánzhōngjiǎng New Year's bonus
cún to save
银行 yínháng bank
余额宝 Yúébǎo Alipay Surplus account, a money market account offered by Alipay
支付宝 Zhīfùbǎo AliPay
产品 chǎnpǐn merchandise
网上 wǎngshàng online
利息 lìxi interest
to get
转账 zhuǎnzhàng to transfer (money)
银行卡 yínhángkǎ banking card
风险 fēngxiǎn risk
kuī to take a loss
试试 shìshi to try

Supplementary Vocabulary

存钱 cúnqián to save money
取钱 qǔqián to get money
损失 sǔnshī to lose
吃亏 chīkuī to be at a disadvantage; to suffer a loss
账号 zhànghào account number
黑客 hēikè hacker

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