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.
这个糖三毛。
This candy is thirty cents.
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