How to Say ‘Ten yuan.’ in Simplified Chinese
十块钱。
shí kuài qián
[shí kwye qián]
💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech the 钱 "money" is often dropped, so just 十块 (shí kuài) works. For 2 yuan, say 两块 (liǎng kuài), not 二块.
Phrase Breakdown
十
shí
[shí]
ten
A numerical value representing the number 10.
这杯咖啡价格是十块钱。
The price of this coffee is ten yuan.
块
kuài
[kwye]
kuai; yuan (informal money unit)
A common spoken measure word for money in Chinese, especially in everyday situations like taxi fares.
这次车费差五块。
This time the taxi fare is short by five kuai.
钱
qián
[qián]
money
The currency used for transactions.
我没有带钱。
I didn't bring money.
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