Chinese word

人民币

Pronunciation

Pinyinrén mín bì

Meaning

  • nounrenminbi

Example

这家店只收人民币。zhè jiā diàn zhǐ shōu rén mín bì

This shop accepts only renminbi.

Illustration for 人民币 (renminbi)

More examples

他在机场用人民币买了瓶水。tā zài jī chǎng yòng rén mín bì mǎi le píng shuǐ

He bought a bottle of water at the airport with renminbi.

Core concept

A shared national measure of value that turns prices into spendable amounts through physical money or electronic payment.

Common phrases

  • 用人民币付款yòng rén mín bì fù kuǎn

    pay in renminbi

  • 以人民币计价yǐ rén mín bì jì jià

    priced in renminbi

  • 人民币汇率rén mín bì huì lǜ

    renminbi exchange rate

Similar words

元yuán: The standard unit used to count amounts of Chinese currency.
钱qián: Money used to pay for goods or services.

Definition in Chinese

人民币为中国的法定货币，基本计价单位为元，由中国人民银行发行并在国内流通，包含纸币、硬币与电子货币形式。rén mín bì wèi zhōng guó de fǎ dìng huò bì jī běn jì jià dān wèi wèi yuán yóu zhōng guó rén mín yín háng fā xíng bìng zài guó nèi liú tōng bāo hán zhǐ bì yìng bì yǔ diàn zi huò bì xíng shì

Word origin

人 (rén, "person") + 民 (mín, "people") + 币 (bì, "currency") builds the literal idea of a currency belonging to the people, which became the official name for China's money.

Usage tips

  • On an exchange-rate board or banking app, 人民币 (rénmínbì, "renminbi") labels the Chinese side of the exchange, which helps separate the currency name from the amount being converted.

Other meanings

  • yuannoun

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