便士 (biàn shì) — penny (British currency unit)
Definition
British currency unit: one pound (£) equals 100 便士, usually written 'p' after a number (50p). Use 英镑 for the pound itself.
noun
penny (British currency unit)
Examples
- 便士。Zhè ge miàn bāo zhǐ yào wǔ shí biàn shì.This bread only costs fifty pence.
- 便士,。Tā cún le hěn duō biàn shì, zhǔn bèi qù yīng guó lǚ xíng.He saved a lot of pence, planning to travel to the UK.
- 便士。Yì yīng bàng děng yú yì bǎi biàn shì.One pound equals one hundred pence.
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