How to Say ‘A little over twenty yuan a bowl’ in Simplified Chinese
二十多块一碗
èr shí duō kuài yī wǎn
[èrshí duō kuài yi wǎn]
💬 Usage Tip: To give a price per item, say the price first, then "one + unit": 十块一个 "ten yuan each".
🇨🇳 In China: Twenty-something yuan is a typical, reasonable weekday lunch price in a Chinese city.
Phrase Breakdown
二十多块
èr shí duō kuài
twenty-something yuan
二十 (èrshí) 'twenty' + 多 (duō) 'more than' + 块 (kuài), the spoken word for yuan.
这本书二十多块。
This book is twenty-something yuan.
Words in this phrase
二十多
èr shí duō
[èrshí duō]
twenty-odd; over twenty
A number a bit more than twenty; 多 after a number means 'and some more'.
我们公司有二十多个人。
Our company has over twenty people.
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.
一碗
yī wǎn
per bowl / one bowl
一 (yì) 'one' + 碗 (wǎn) 'bowl'. 一 becomes yì before the third tone.
我要一碗米饭。
I want a bowl of rice.
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[yi]
one
The first and smallest number in decimal numerals.
她只说了一句话。
She only said one sentence.
碗
wǎn
[wǎn]
bowl
A round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid.
她买了一个新的碗。
She bought a new bowl.
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