纸币 (zhǐ bì) — banknote, bill; paper currency (as a medium of exchange)
Definition
纸币 specifically means paper money / banknote — the physical paper form of currency, paired with 硬币 (coin). More formal than 钞票; 货币 is the broader, abstract term for currency of any form.
noun
banknotebillpaper currency (as a medium of exchange)
Measure word · 张
Examples
- ，。Xiàn zài hěn duō rén yòng shǒu jī zhī fù, hěn shǎo yòng zhǐ bì le.Nowadays many people use mobile payments and rarely use paper currency.
- 纸币，。Zhè zhāng zhǐ bì shì wǔ shí nián qián de, hěn yǒu shōu cáng jià zhí.This banknote is from fifty years ago and has great collectible value.
- 纸币。Chū guó lǚ xíng shí zuì hǎo huàn yì xiē dāng dì zhǐ bì.When traveling abroad, it's best to exchange some local banknotes.
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