How to Say ‘Forty-six yuan fifty’ in Simplified Chinese
四十六块五
sì shí liù kuài wǔ
[sìshíliù kwye wǔ]
💬 Usage Tip: 块 (kuài) is the everyday word for yuan. A number after 块 means tenths, so 五 here means 50 cents, not 5. In speech you can drop the final 毛: 三块五 is 3.50.
Phrase Breakdown
四十六
sì shí liù
[sìshíliù]
forty-six
The number 46, formed as four-ten-six.
我有四十六块钱。
I have forty-six 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.
五
wǔ
[wǔ]
five
The numeral 5.
她的香水是香奈儿五号。
Her perfume is Chanel No. 5.
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