How to Say ‘Five yuan’ in Simplified Chinese
五块
wǔ kuài
[woo kwye]
💬 Usage Tip: [块] is the everyday spoken word for yuan, so [五块] means five yuan in casual speech. You can swap in other numbers the same way: [十块], [二十块].
Phrase Breakdown
五
wǔ
[woo]
five
The number five. In fare talk, it often refers to five units of money when combined with 块.
五块钱我可以先给你五。
For five kuai, I can first give you five.
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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