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How to Say ‘Thirty cents’ in Simplified Chinese

三毛

sān máo

[sān máo]

💬 Usage Tip: 毛 (máo) is the spoken word for a tenth of a yuan, so 三毛 means 0.3 yuan. Prices you see written as 角 (jiǎo) are said as 毛 out loud.

Phrase Breakdown

三毛

sān máo

[sān máo]

thirty cents; three mao

毛 is the informal word for a tenth of a yuan (jiao), so 三毛 means 0.3 yuan.

Example

这个糖三毛。

This candy is thirty cents.

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