人民币

人民幣

rénmínbì

noun HSK 3 #42,136

Meanings

Literally 'people's currency'

Qǐngwèn, zhège duōshao rénmínbì?

Excuse me, how much is this in RMB?

Rénmínbì shì Zhōngguó de guānfāng huòbì.

The Renminbi is China's official currency.

Yī Měiyuán kěyǐ huàn duōshao rénmínbì?

How many RMB can one US dollar be exchanged for?

usage

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

culture

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

人 rén

民 mín

币 bì