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Currency & Money Units

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学习人民币（CNY），涵盖符号、硬币、纸币、数字支付和汇率。快速掌握相关词汇和表达方式，帮你应对日常购物和旅行兑换。包含实用例句和常用表达。

Learn about Chinese currency (CNY), including symbols, coins, banknotes, digital payments, and exchange rates. Quick vocabulary and useful phrases to handle everyday shopping and currency exchange with practical sentences and common expressions.

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用普通话，钱是用特定的单位和较小的面额来计数的，中文货币人民币（常叫“元”）使用各个单位的字符。本指南涵盖了货币的主要术语以及如何表达金额。

In Mandarin, money is counted in specific units and smaller denominations, and the Chinese currency renminbi (often called yuan) uses characters for each unit. This guide covers the main terms for money and how to say amounts.

Main Currency

中国的官方货币是人民币 rénmínbì 人民币，主要单位是元 yuán 元* 或口语中的 *kuài 块。价格通常以元为单位。

The official currency of China is the renminbi rénmínbì 人民币, and its primary unit is the yuan (yuán 元 or kuài 块 in speech). Prices are usually given in yuan.
Hanzi Character(s)Pinyin Word(s)English Word(s)
人民币rénmínbìrenminbi / RMB
元yuányuan
块kuàiyuan (colloquial)
The main unit is(yuan).

The main unit is yuan.

The official currency is renminbi, and the main unit is ___ (yuan).

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Smaller Units

一元分为10角 jiǎo 角* 或 *máo 毛，一角又分为10分 fēn 分。低于一元的价格使用这些较小的单位。

One yuan divides into 10 jiao jiǎo 角* or *máo 毛 and 1 jiao divides into 10 fen fēn 分. Prices under a yuan use these smaller units.
Hanzi Character(s)Pinyin Word(s)English Word(s)
角jiǎojiao (tenth of yuan)
毛máojiao (colloquial)
分fēnfen (hundredth of yuan)
Prices under 1 yuan use(jiao).

Prices under 1 yuan use jiao.

Price under 1 yuan can be given in ___ (jiao).

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Common Expressions

在日常用语中，人们用 kuài 表示元，用 máo 表示角。市场卖家和对话中更常用这些词，而不是较正式的 yuán 和 jiǎo。

For everyday amounts, people use kuài for yuan and máo for jiao in speech. Market sellers and conversations rely on these terms rather than the more formal yuán and jiǎo.
The apple costs 5(yuan, colloquial).

The apple costs 5 yuan (kuai).

The apple costs 5 ___ (yuan, colloquial).

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Large Numbers

超过一万元的金额用单位 wàn wàn 万，而一亿用 yì yì 亿。这些术语帮助简洁地表达大额金额。

Amounts above 10,000 use the unit wàn wàn 万, and 100 million uses yì yì 亿. These terms help express large sums succinctly.
Hanzi Character(s)Pinyin Word(s)English Word(s)
万wànten thousand
亿yìhundred million
10,000 yuan = 1(wàn).

10,000 yuan = 1 wan.

10,000 yuan is ten thousand, or ___ (wàn).

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Summary

货币是人民币，单位是元（yuán 或 块），较小的单位是角（jiǎo 或 máo）和分（fēn），大额金额用 wàn（万）和 yì（亿）。用表格学习每个术语。

The currency is renminbi, unit is yuan (元 or 块), smaller units are jiao (角 or 毛) and fen (分), and large sums use wàn (万) and yì (亿). Use the tables to learn each term.

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