HSK Currency Vocabulary List

The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of Currency. In some cases the HSK vocabulary might be a bit lacking, and we may follow it will additional vocabulary we recommend for a fuller discussion on the topic.

Additional Currency Vocabulary

These words are not on the current official HSK list, but you may find them useful for your discussions on this topic.

Chinese Pinyin English Level
美元 Měiyuán American dollar B2
英镑 Yīngbàng British pound B2
欧元 Ōuyuán Euro B2
人民币 Rénmínbì Renminbi (RMB);Chinese Yuan (CNY) B2
港币 Gǎngbì Hong Kong currency/Hong Kong dollar B2
台币 Táibì New Taiwan dollar B2
日元 Rìyuán Japanese yen (unit of currency) B2
韩元 Hányuán Won (Korean currency) B2
卢布 Lúbù ruble (Russian currency) (loanword) B2
克朗 kèlǎng krone (currency of Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden) (loanword) B2
卢比 lúbǐ rupee (Indian currency) B2
里拉 Lǐlā lira (former Italian etc currency) (loanword) B2
泰铢 Tàizhū Thai baht B2

See also

  • HSK Nouns (all HSK levels' noun lists together)