How to Say ‘Is three yuan extra’ in Simplified Chinese
加三块
jiā sān kuài
[jiā sahn kuài]
💬 Usage Tip: In speech, 块 (kuài) is the everyday word for yuan. 加 (jiā) means "add", so 加三块 is literally "add three".
Phrase Breakdown
加
jiā
[jiā]
to add (extra cost)
Here it means an extra charge is added to the price.
换豆奶要加两块。
Switching to soy milk costs two yuan extra.
三
sān
[sahn]
three
The number three. Used to count guests or items.
三个孩子已经到了。
Three children have already arrived.
块
kuài
[kuài]
yuan (colloquial)
Spoken unit of Chinese money, same as 元.
这杯咖啡二十块。
This coffee is twenty yuan.
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