NinjaTurtle Posted August 19, 2019 at 10:05 PM Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 at 10:05 PM By the way, there are two kinds of ATM's on my university campus. One type is full service, the other is not. I don't know the difference. (Does anyone here know the difference?) Just make sure you are using the right kind of ATM and never use the other kind. (Oftentimes the right kind of ATM has a line of people at it, and the other kind does not.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted August 19, 2019 at 10:11 PM Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 at 10:11 PM Why not post a photo? Some ATMs, say, both hand out cash and accept deposits, some may only hand out cash, some may only accept deposits. Need to see the signage to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaTurtle Posted August 20, 2019 at 01:31 PM Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 at 01:31 PM Unfortunately, I am in America right now. Is anyone in China able to photograph the signs on these two kinds of ATM's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted August 20, 2019 at 01:48 PM Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 at 01:48 PM Different banks different places different machines. Here pulled off Google Images is one set. Left is for checking balance etc, right is for withdrawals and deposits. https://www.secpulse.com/archives/46921.html Who knows for certain your machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaTurtle Posted August 20, 2019 at 07:59 PM Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 at 07:59 PM 889, can you type out those Chinese characters so I can look them up on mdbg.net? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted August 20, 2019 at 08:59 PM Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 at 08:59 PM 自助查询 自助存/取款 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted August 21, 2019 at 02:08 AM Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 at 02:08 AM On 8/20/2019 at 6:05 AM, NinjaTurtle said: By the way, there are two kinds of ATM's on my university campus. Most likely one is an ATM and one is a BST. The two have different functions. Here's the set-up from this morning at my neighborhood BOC 中国银行。(Click photos to enlarge them.) The BST was out of order. This is chronic. They want you to go inside and use a more advanced, later generation of the same machine. The only time I use it is to update my passbook. ICBC, next door, has only one kind of machine. They are all called CRS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaTurtle Posted August 21, 2019 at 05:48 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 at 05:48 PM 889, thanks for the Chinese characters. ABC, thanks for the photos. These things are helpful because some foreigners have no idea there are two kinds of "ATM's" in China. (And some foreigners like myself have never heard of "BST".) Hey ABC, I am in Midland TX right now! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` I thought I'd post the translations from mdbg.net: --------------- 自助查询 = 自助 zìzhù self-service 查询 cháxún to check / to inquire / to consult (a document etc) / inquiry / --------------- 自助存款 = 自助 zìzhù self-service 存款 cúnkuǎn to deposit money (in a bank etc) / bank savings / bank deposit --------------- 自助取款 = 自助 zìzhù self-service 取款 qǔkuǎn to withdraw money from a bank --> I already knew that 取 (qǔ ) means to take, so I had previously figured out that this is the machine that allows withdrawals. I would like to add that I do not think any bank in America has these two different kinds of machines. (Perhaps other western countries do...?) I had never heard of BST before. This is why I was so surprised when I encountered them in China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted August 21, 2019 at 11:23 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 at 11:23 PM The colloquial term for an ATM that spits out bills is 提款机. So if you're facing an array of puzzling machines, but can't read Chinese to unpuzzle them, just ask a bystander 哪一台是提款机？ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted August 22, 2019 at 12:13 AM Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 at 12:13 AM 6 hours ago, NinjaTurtle said: Hey ABC, I am in Midland TX right now! And I'll bet it's Hot, with a capital "H!" Midland in the summer is not a slice of paradise. My Texas home is currently near Dallas, not much better in terms of weather. I spent several years in the hill country of Central Texas and it had its charms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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