银元 (yín yuán) — silver dollar (historical coinage used in China before 1949)

Definition

A historical silver coin used in China before 1949, now a collector's item. 量词 is 个.

noun
silver dollar (historical coinage used in China before 1949)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 银元
    Wǒ yé ye yǐ qián yòng guò yín yuán.
    My grandfather used silver dollars before.
  • 银元
    Zhè zhǒng yín yuán xiàn zài hěn shǎo jiàn le.
    This kind of silver dollar is rarely seen now.
  • 银元
    Tā huā le bù shǎo qián mǎi yí gè yín yuán.
    He spent quite a sum of money to buy a silver dollar.

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