币 (bì) — money; currency
Definition
币 (bì) is a bound morpheme for 'currency/coin' that only appears in compounds like 货币, 硬币, 外币, 人民币. It does not stand alone as a word.
bound form
moneycurrency
Examples
- 。Wǒ huàn le yì xiē rén mín bì.I exchanged some renminbi.
- 。Tā tóu le yì méi yìng bì.He tossed in a coin.
- 。Yín háng kě yǐ duì huàn wài bì.The bank can exchange foreign currency.
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