How to Say ‘To knock off ten yuan’ in Simplified Chinese
抹掉十块
mǒ diào shí kuài
[mǒdiào shí kwy]
💬 Usage Tip: 抹 (mǒ) literally means "wipe", so 抹掉 is "wipe off". 抹零 (mǒ líng) is the common phrase for dropping the small change from a bill.
Phrase Breakdown
抹掉
mǒ diào
[mǒdiào]
to knock off; wipe off
To remove an amount, e.g. take some money off a price.
零头就抹掉吧。
Just knock off the small change.
十
shí
[shí]
ten
A numerical value representing the number 10.
这杯咖啡价格是十块钱。
The price of this coffee is ten yuan.
块
kuài
[kwy]
kuai; yuan (informal measure of money)
A common spoken word for Chinese currency units.
这杯咖啡二十块，不贵。
This coffee is 20 kuai, not expensive.
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