Definition
角 (jiǎo) is the Chinese currency unit equal to one-tenth of a yuan (0.1 元), like a dime in US money. It's used as a classifier after numbers: 二角, 三角, etc. In everyday shopping, prices, and change. A common colloquial alternative is 毛 (máo), but 角 is the formal term. Note that 角 also has other meanings (corner, angle) not covered by this classifier entry.
classifier
unit of currency equal to one-tenth of a yuan (10 fen)dime
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 叫jiàosound-aliketo be called; to call (a name)
- 教jiāosound-aliketo teach
- 脚jiǎosound-alikefoot
- 交jiāosound-aliketo hand in, to deliver, to deliver
- 嚼jiáosound-aliketo chew
- 较jiàosound-alike(adverb) relatively, comparatively, rather (modifying an adjective)
- 焦jiāosound-alikeburnt, scorched, charred (resultative complement)
- 搅jiǎosound-aliketo stir, to mix
- 浇jiāosound-aliketo water (plants)
- 缴jiǎosound-aliketo pay (taxes, fees, dues, tuition, etc.)
Examples
- 角。Yì píng shuǐ sān yuán wǔ jiǎo.A bottle of water costs three yuan fifty fen (three and a half yuan).
- 。Zhège běnzi 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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