人民币

rén mín bì

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. Renminbi (RMB)
2. Chinese Yuan (CNY)

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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美元

měi yuán

American dollar

美元 (US dollar) is a commonly contrasted foreign currency; learner often needs to distinguish between RMB and USD in financial contexts.

Register variants

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块

kuài

lump (of earth)

块 is the colloquial term for yuan, equivalent to the formal 元, and is used in spoken Chinese when referring to the currency unit.

Usage notes

Collocations

人民币 is never used with a number directly to express an amount; use 元 or 块 instead. Correct: 十元人民币, not 十人民币.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 人民币 with 元 or 块. 人民币 is the name of the currency, while 元/块 are units. Saying 一百人民币 is incorrect; say 一百元人民币.

Example Sentences

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我想换人民币。

I want to exchange for RMB.

这件衣服折合人民币五百元。

This piece of clothing amounts to 500 RMB.

我想在银行兑换一些人民币。

I want to exchange some RMB at the bank.

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Words Containing 人民币

人民币元

rén mín bì yuán

renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit

Child Words of 人民币

person; people

the people

money

(bound form) the people

人民币