Money – 钱

Money

The last measure word could be omitted in oral Chinese when talking about money.

e.g.

七角四（分）(qī jiǎo sì fēn) / 七毛四（分）(qī máo sì fēn)

0.74 kuai

 

八元四（角）(bā yuán sì jiǎo) / 八块四（毛）(bā kuài sì máo)

8.4 kuai

 

八元零九（分）(bā yuán líng jiǔ fēn) / 八块零九（分）(bā kuài líng jiǔ fēn)

8.09 kuai

 

八元八角八（分）(bā yuán bā jiǎo bā fēn) / 八块八毛八（分）(bā kuài bā máo bā fēn)

8.88 kuai

 

一百五十（元）/ 一百五十（块）(yībǎi wǔshí yuán)/ yībǎi wǔshí kuài)

150 yuan

 

Note that the number can’t be followed by “钱” directly.

e.g.

A: 这件衣服多少钱？(Zhè jiàn yīfú duōshǎo qián?) How much is this dress?

B：三百块（钱）。/ 三百（块钱）。(Sānbǎi kuài qián.) Three hundred yuan

✘ 三百钱。