HSK Names of the Currency Vocabulary List

The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of Names of the 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.

Chinese Pinyin English HSK Level
kuài a unit of money (=10 jiao) HSK1
qián money HSK1
fēn a unit of money (=1/10 jiao) HSK3
jiǎo a unit of money (=1/10 yuan) HSK3
qián money HSK3
现金 xiànjīn cash HSK4
人民币 rénmínbì RMB, Chinese Yuan (CNY) HSK5

Additional Names of the 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
yuán Chinese yuan A2
美金 Měijīn US dollar (informal term) B1
美元 Měiyuán US dollar B1
欧元 Ōuyuán euro B1
英镑 yīngbàng British pound B1
澳大利亚元 Àodàlìyǎ yuán Australian dollar B2
俄罗斯卢布 Éluósī lúbù Russian ruble B2
港币 Gǎngbì Hong Kong dollar B2
韩元 Hányuán South Korean won B2
加拿大元 Jiānádà yuán Canadian dollar B2
日元 Rìyuán Japanese yen B2
硬币 yìngbì coin B2
纸币 zhǐbì paper money B2
巴西雷亚尔 Bāxī léiyàěr Brazilian real C1
南非兰特 Nánfēi lántè South African rand C1
瑞士法郎 Ruìshì fǎláng Swiss franc C1
沙特里亚尔 Shātè lǐyàěr Saudi riyal C1
泰铢 Tàizhū Thai baht C1
新加坡元 Xīnjiāpō yuán Singapore dollar C1
新西兰元 Xīnxīlán yuán New Zealand dollar C1
印度卢比 Yìndù lúbǐ Indian rupee C1
越南盾 Yuènán dùn Vietnamese dong C1

See also

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