How to Say ‘Yuan (money)’ in Simplified Chinese
块
kuài
[kwye]
🇨🇳 In China: 块 (kuài) is how everyone actually says "yuan" out loud. 元 (yuán) is what you'll see printed on price tags and receipts.
Phrase Breakdown
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.
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