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| − | * 三 <em>块</em> 八 毛 | + | * 三 <em>块</em> 八 <em>毛</em> <span class="expl">3.8</span><span class="trans"></span> |
| + | * 十块两毛 | ||
| + | * 九块五毛 | ||
| + | * 一块七毛 | ||
| + | * 五十块五毛 | ||
| + | * 七十二块四毛 | ||
| + | * 一百块五毛 | ||
| + | * 五百块三毛 | ||
| + | * 两千两百块两毛 | ||
| + | * 三千一百块一毛 | ||
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| + | If the smaller units are only in tens, you can just say the number of tens. So ''3.86 RMB'' is "三 <em>块</em> 八"。而且这种说法一般只用于100以内的事。 | ||
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| + | * 三 <em>块</em> 八<span class="trans">Three kuai eight</span> | ||
| + | * 十块二 | ||
| + | * 九块五 | ||
| + | * 一块七 | ||
| + | * 五十块五 | ||
| + | * 七十二块四 | ||
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| + | The first number is the amount of whole RMB (or dollars etc.), and the second is the amount smaller units (e.g. cents). So ''3.86 RMB'' is | ||
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| − | * 三 <em>块</em> 八<span class="trans"> | + | * 三 <em>块</em> 八 毛 六<span class="expl">3.86</span><span class="trans"></span> |
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And if there's no smaller unit, e.g. 3 RMB, you can just say: | And if there's no smaller unit, e.g. 3 RMB, you can just say: | ||
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Cash rules everything around us, and in China there's no exception. Mastering how to say quantities of money is vital!
Structure
Chinese has a specific structure for talking about quantities for money:
Number + 块 + Number + 毛
Examples
- 三 块 八 毛 3.8
- 十块两毛
- 九块五毛
- 一块七毛
- 五十块五毛
- 七十二块四毛
- 一百块五毛
- 五百块三毛
- 两千两百块两毛
- 三千一百块一毛
If the smaller units are only in tens, you can just say the number of tens. So 3.86 RMB is "三 块 八"。而且这种说法一般只用于100以内的事。
- 三 块 八Three kuai eight
- 十块二
- 九块五
- 一块七
- 五十块五
- 七十二块四
The first number is the amount of whole RMB (or dollars etc.), and the second is the amount smaller units (e.g. cents). So 3.86 RMB is
- 三 块 八 毛 六3.86
And if there's no smaller unit, e.g. 3 RMB, you can just say:
- 三 块three kuai
块 is the more common, informal way to talk about money. More formally you can use 元 in exactly the same way. This is similar to the difference between "dollars" and "bucks" in American English, or "pounds" and "quid" in British English. 块 is appropriate in more situations than "bucks" or "quid", though.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 88-9) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 233-4) →buy
