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How to Say ‘That's 45 yuan in total.’ in Simplified Chinese

一共四十五块。

yī gòng sì shí wǔ kuài

[ee gong sìshíwǔ kwye]

💬 Usage Tip: In speech, prices use 块 (kuài) rather than the written 元 "yuan".

Phrase Breakdown

一共

yī gòng

[ee gong]

altogether; in total

Used by cashiers to tell you the final total price you need to pay.

Example

你买了两杯,一共三十元。

You bought two cups; the total is 30 yuan.

四十五块。

sì shí wǔ kuài

forty-five yuan

四十五 is 45 and 块 is the spoken word for yuan. Say sìshíwǔ kuài.

Example

这件衣服四十五块。

This piece of clothing is forty-five yuan.

Words in this phrase

四十五

sì shí wǔ

[sìshíwǔ]

forty-five

The number 45.

Example

我等了四十五分钟。

I waited forty-five minutes.

块

kuài

[kwye]

kuai; yuan (informal money unit)

A common spoken measure word for money in Chinese, especially in everyday situations like taxi fares.

Example

这次车费差五块。

This time the taxi fare is short by five kuai.

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