白银

白銀

báiyín

noun #38,409

Meanings

1 silver (metal)
2 silver bullion

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

白银的价格最近一直在上涨。

Báiyín de jiàgé zuìjìn yīzhí zài shàngzhǎng.

The price of silver has been rising lately.

HSK 7-9

古代中国用白银作为主要货币。

Gǔdài Zhōngguó yòng báiyín zuòwéi zhǔyào huòbì.

Ancient China used silver as its main currency.

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history

From the Ming dynasty onward, 白银 was the backbone of China's monetary system - taxes were paid in silver and huge quantities flowed in from Spanish America via the Manila galleon trade.

Stroke Order

白 bái

银 yín