币
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bì · currency, coins, legal tender

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4Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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巾Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

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Example sentences

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Qǐng wèn, wǒ yào yòng měi yuán huàn rén mín bì, zhè ér kě yǐ huàn gěi wǒ rén mín bì ma?请问,我要用美元换人民币,这儿可以换给我人民币吗?

Excuse me, I'd like to exchange US dollars for RMB - can I get RMB here?

Source: Tatoeba #420586 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guó jì huò bì jī jīn zǔ zhī bù kǎo lǜ zài jiè kuǎn gěi gāi guó.国际货币基金组织不考虑再借款给该国。

The IMF ruled out any new loans to that country.

Source: Tatoeba #332919 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā ná chū le jǐ méi yìng bì.他拿出了几枚硬币。

He took out some coins.

Source: Tatoeba #8789702 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dāng gèng duō de zhǐ bì tóu rù shǐ yòng, jià gé jiù xià diē le.当更多的纸币投入使用,价格就下跌了。

As more paper money came into use, the value fell.

Source: Tatoeba #805142 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qián bì de jià zhí qǔ jué yú suǒ shǐ yòng de jīn shǔ de zhòngliàng.钱币的价值取决于所使用的金属的重量。

The value of a coin depends on the weight of the metal used.

Source: Tatoeba #335005 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yìng bì shì jīn shǔ zuò de.硬币是金属做的。

Coins are made of metal.

Source: Tatoeba #466153 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 币 in context

  1. Say bì, then recall the core meaning: currency, coins, legal tender.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 人民币 (rén mín bì), meaning “Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 币 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.