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元 and 块: prices in Chinese
Original Chinese study material with English explanations. Simplified Chinese with pinyin; beginner, intermediate and advanced are editorial difficulty labels.
元 (yuán) is a formal currency unit; 块 (kuài) is common in speech for yuan. 角 and spoken 毛 name a tenth of a yuan. 多少钱 asks how much something costs.
这本书二十五元。
Zhè běn shū èrshíwǔ yuán.
This book costs twenty-five yuan.
一杯茶五块钱。
Yì bēi chá wǔ kuài qián.
A cup of tea costs five yuan.
块 also classifies pieces or lumps in other contexts. The unit and surrounding noun determine its meaning.
Try it
In a price, 五块钱 means:
- Five yuan
- Five minutes
- Five books
Answer and explanation
Five yuan. 块钱 is the conversational currency expression here.