人民币

人民幣

rénmínbì

noun HSK 5 #42,136

Meanings

Literally 'people's currency'.

HSK 1

请问，这个多少人民币？

Qǐngwèn, zhège duōshao rénmínbì?

Excuse me, how much is this in RMB?

HSK 4

一美元可以换多少人民币？

Yī měiyuán kěyǐ huàn duōshao rénmínbì?

How many RMB can one US dollar be exchanged for?

HSK 6

人民币是中国的官方货币。

Rénmínbì shì Zhōngguó de guānfāng huòbì.

The Renminbi is China's official currency.

usage

人民币 is the official name of China's currency. In daily speech, people often just say 块 for yuan, 毛 for jiǎo, and 分 for cents.

culture

The symbol for RMB is ¥. Mao Zedong's portrait appears on most modern RMB banknotes.

人 rén

民 mín

币 bì