How to Say ‘Two thousand yuan’ in Simplified Chinese
两千块
liǎng qiān kuài
[liǎng qiān kuài]
💬 Usage Tip: 块 (kuài) is the spoken word for yuan, and 元 is what you'll see written on menus and receipts. Use 两 (liǎng) rather than 二 before 千.
Phrase Breakdown
两千
liǎng qiān
[liǎng qiān]
two thousand
The number 2000.
这个要两千元。
This costs two thousand yuan.
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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