How to Say ‘Only 100 yuan’ in Simplified Chinese
只有一百块
zhǐ yǒu yì bǎi kuài
[jir yoe ee bye kwye]
💬 Usage Tip: [只有] means "only," and it comes before the amount: [只有一百块] "only 100 yuan," [只有一个] "only one." [块] is the everyday spoken unit for yuan.
Phrase Breakdown
只
zhǐ
[jir]
only
只 in 只有 emphasizes limitation: 'only' or 'nothing but.'
我只有一百块，没有零钱。
I only have 100 yuan and no change.
有
yǒu
[yoe]
to have
有 means 'to have' or 'there is/are.' In 只有 it combines with 只 to mean 'only have.'
我只有一百块。
I only have 100 yuan.
一百
yì bǎi
[ee bye]
one hundred
一百 means 100. In money contexts it usually refers to one hundred yuan when the context is clear.
我只有一百块，可以吗？
I only have 100 yuan, is that okay?
块
kuài
[kwye]
yuan; buck
块 is a common spoken measure word for money, similar to 'kuai' or 'bucks' in casual speech.
这次车费我只有一百块。
For this fare, I only have 100 yuan.
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