How to Express the Amount of Chinese Currency?
Chinese currency is Renminbi. The units of Renminbi include 元(yuán), 角(jiǎo), and 分(fēn), in spoken Chinese, they are called 块(kuài), 毛(máo), and 分(fēn). “分(fēn)” is such a small unit so you seldom see it in daily life. It is usually used to show the price of a small good or used in money calculation. Through this lesson, you'll know how to express the amount of Chinese currency, how to ask for price and bargain in Chinese.
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Chinese currency is Renminbi. The units of Renminbi include 元(yuán), 角(jiǎo), and 分(fēn), in spoken Chinese, they are called 块(kuài), 毛(máo), and 分(fēn). “分(fēn)” is such a small unit so you seldom see it in daily life. It is usually used to show the price of a small good or used in money calculation. Through this lesson, you'll know how to express the amount of Chinese currency, how to ask for price and bargain in Chinese.
The symbol of Renminbi is ¥.
Chinese bills include: 1角/毛, 5角/毛, 1元/块, 5元/块, 10元/块, 20元/块, 50元/块, 100元/块. And the coins include: 1角/毛, 5角/毛, 1元/块.
Read the 10 Amounts
1. ¥1
2. ¥2
3. ¥0.5
4. ¥6.7
5. ¥32.56
6. ¥100
7. ¥200
8. ¥410.99
9. ¥1000
10. ¥3865.88
Note:
In written Chinese, when appearing with “元(yuan)” in one sentence, “角(jiao)” and “分(fen)” can't be omitted.
In spoken Chinese, if there is “块(kuai)” in one sentence, “毛(mao)” or “分(fen)” is often to be omitted.
You can refer to the fourth, fifth, eighth, and the tenth example.
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