角 (jiǎo) — (classifier) unit of currency equal to one-tenth of a yuan (10 fen); dime
Definition
角 (jiǎo) is the Chinese currency unit worth one-tenth of a yuan (10 分) — used right after the number, like 'dime' in English. Other 角-senses (corner, horn, angle) exist but are different words written the same.
classifier
unit of currency equal to one-tenth of a yuan (10 fen)dime
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 角。Yì píng shuǐ sān yuán wǔ jiǎo.A bottle of water costs three yuan fifty fen (three and a half yuan).
- 。Zhè ge běn zi huā le bā jiǎo qián.This notebook cost eighty cents.
- 角。Wǒ yòng wǔ jiǎo qián mǎi le yì zhī bǐ.I spent fifty cents to buy a pen.
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