便士 (biàn shì) — penny (British currency unit)

Definition

British currency unit: one pound (£) equals 100 便士, usually written 'p' after a number (50p). Use 英镑 for the pound itself.

noun
penny (British currency unit)

Examples

  • 便士
    Zhè ge miàn bāo zhǐ yào wǔ shí biàn shì.
    This bread only costs fifty pence.
  • 便士
    Tā cún le hěn duō biàn shì, zhǔn bèi qù yīng guó lǚ xíng.
    He saved a lot of pence, planning to travel to the UK.
  • 便士
    Yì yīng bàng děng yú yì bǎi biàn shì.
    One pound equals one hundred pence.

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