钞票 (chāo piào) — paper money, banknote, bill
Definition
钞票 (chāopiào) is the colloquial word for paper money / banknote. It is more everyday than the written 纸币, which refers to paper currency as a medium of exchange; contrast 现金 (cash in general) and 硬币 (coin).
noun
paper moneybanknotebill
Measure word · 张, 扎
Examples
- 钞票。Tā cóng qián bāo lǐ ná chū yì zhāng chāo piào.He took a banknote out of his wallet.
- 钞票。Tā ná le yì zhā chāo piào qù yín háng cún le.He took a stack of bills to the bank and deposited them.
- 钞票，。Xiàn zài hěn duō rén bú yòng chāo piào, dōu yòng shǒu jī zhī fù.Nowadays many people don't use cash; they all use mobile payments.
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