Chinese word

外币

Pronunciation

Pinyinwài bì

Meaning

  • nounforeign currency

Example

我在银行兑换了外币。wǒ zài yín háng duì huàn le wài bì

I exchanged foreign currency at the bank.

Illustration for 外币 (foreign currency)

More examples

中央银行增加了外币储备以应对金融风险。zhōng yāng yín háng zēng jiā le wài bì chǔ bèi yǐ yìng duì jīn róng fēng xiǎn

The central bank increased its foreign currency reserves to cope with financial risks.

Core concept

Notes and coins that come from a foreign country and can pay for things.

Common phrases

  • 外币储备wài bì chǔ bèi

    foreign currency reserves

  • 持有外币chí yǒu wài bì

    hold foreign currency

  • 兑换成外币duì huàn chéng wài bì

    exchange into foreign currency

Similar words

货币huò bì: A system of money used in a country or region for payment and exchange.
现金xiàn jīn: Money in notes and coins that can be held and spent directly.
汇率huì lǜ: The rate used to calculate how one currency changes into another.
外汇wài huì: Foreign money and its deposits used in international transactions and settlement.

Definition in Chinese

指由外国发行、用于支付的纸币和硬币，通常指旅行或现金交易中持有的外币。zhǐ yóu wài guó fā xíng yòng yú zhī fù de zhǐ bì hé yìng bì tōng cháng zhǐ lǚ xíng huò xiàn jīn jiāo yì zhōng chí yǒu de wài bì

Word origin

外 (wài, "outside") marks another country, while 币 (bì, "currency") names money, so the compound identifies money issued abroad.

Usage tips

  • In a bank, 外币 (wàibì, "foreign currency") can be the object of 兑换 (duìhuàn, "exchange"), a useful pattern for describing a currency transaction.

Opposites

  • 本币běn bìlocal currencynoun

Related words

  • 外币交易wài bì jiāo yìforeign currency tradingnoun
  • 外币兑换wài bì duì huànforeign currency exchangenoun

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