钢镚

鋼鏰

gāngbèng

noun

Measure Word

一个钢镚 gè

Meanings

1 small coin
2 loose change
3 (colloquial) dime; nickel

Characters

Examples

他口袋里只剩几个钢镚。

Tā kǒudài lǐ zhǐ shèng jǐ ge gāngbèng.

He only had a few coins left in his pocket.

我把钢镚都存进了储钱罐。

Wǒ bǎ gāngbèng dōu cún jìn le chǔqiánguàn.

I put all the coins into the piggy bank.

Tips

register

Colloquial, slightly old-fashioned. Often diminutive 钢镚儿 (gāngbèngr) in northern speech. Today most everyday transactions are mobile-paid, so 钢镚 carries a hint of nostalgia for jingling coins.

Stroke Order

钢 gāng

镚 bèng