How to Say ‘Forty dollars an hour.’ in Traditional Chinese
一小時四十塊。
yī xiǎo shí sì shí kuài
[yī xiǎoshí sìshí kuài]
Phrase Breakdown
一小時
yī xiǎo shí
one hour / per hour
This is a shorter form of 一個小時. 一 is said yì before 小 (third tone).
一小時就夠了。
One hour is enough.
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[yī]
one
Indicates a single item or unit.
我有一隻貓
I have one cat.
小時
xiǎo shí
[xiǎoshí]
hour
A unit of time of sixty minutes.
我等了兩個小時。
I waited two hours.
四十塊。
sì shí kuài
forty dollars
塊 is the spoken word for 'dollar' (NT$). It is said sì shí kuài.
這本書四十塊。
This book is forty dollars.
Words in this phrase
四十
sì shí
[sìshí]
forty
The number 40.
這杯咖啡四十元。
This coffee is forty dollars.
塊
kuài
[kuài]
dollar (colloquial)
Spoken measure word for money, equal to 元.
這杯茶五十塊。
This cup of tea is fifty dollars.
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