Definition
钞票 (chāopiào) is the everyday, colloquial word for a paper banknote or bill, like a 100-yuan note. It contrasts with 纸币 (zhǐbì), the more formal/technical term for paper currency as a medium of exchange, and with 现金 (xiànjīn), which means 'cash' in any form (coins and bills). 硬币 (yìngbì) refers specifically to coins.
noun
paper moneybanknotebill
Measure word · 张, 扎
Examples
- 钞票。Tā cóng qiánbāo 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 yínháng cún le.He took a stack of bills to the bank and deposited them.
- 钞票，。Xiànzài hěnduō rén bú yòng chāo piào, dōu yòng shǒujī zhīfù.Nowadays many people don't use cash; they all use mobile payments.
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