Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 119 – Chinese Money

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 119 – Chinese Money

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about a Chinese song. Today, we will talk about Chinese money.

qián                         xiàn jīn

  钱 (money)             现   金 (cash)

yìng bì                     zhǐ bì

  硬  币 (coin)           纸 币 (paper money)

Ok, let’s talk about the money used in China now.

rén mín bì

 人 民 币 (renminbi, is the official currency of China. The official abbreviation is CNY, also commonly abbreviated as "RMB".)

yuán / kuài

  元   /   块 (In spoken Chinese, "yuan" is often called as "kuai" sign: ¥, the basic unit of the renminbi (=10 jiao/mao; or 100 fen))

jiǎo / máo

 角 /   毛 (In spoken Chinese, "jiao" is often called as "mao".

a fractional unit of money in China (=1/10 of a yuan or 10 fen))

fēn

 分 (The smallest denomination of the RMB (=1/100 of a yuan or 1/10 jiao or mao))

The paper denominations include100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 yuan; 5, 2 and 1 jiao; and 5, 2 (rare) and 1 fen(rare).

The denominations of coins of RMB are 1 yuan; 5, 2 and 1 jiao; and 5, 2 and 1 fen. The smallest denomination of RMB is the 1 fen.

 

Fen-denomination RMB is mostly used at supermarkets.

1 Yuan = 10 Jiao (Mao); 1 Jiao = 10 Fen.

Ok, that is all for today.

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 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)