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硬币

yìng bì · ying bi

Traditional 硬幣

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5Measure word: 枚 méi

Meaning

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  1. coin
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Boat or hill?

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)划船(huáchuán)还是(háishi)去(qù)爬山(páshān)？

    Shall we go boating or climb the hill?

  2. Liangliang

    用(yòng)硬币(yìngbì)决定(juédìng)吧(ba)！

    Let's decide with a coin!

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，字(zì)朝上(cháoshàng)划船(huáchuán)，花(huā)朝上(cháoshàng)爬山(páshān)。

    OK. Number side up, boating. Flower side up, hill.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，硬币(yìngbì)立起来(lìqǐlai)了(le)！

    Look, the coin is standing on its edge!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)都(dōu)去(qù)吧(ba)！

    Then let's do both!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)拿(ná)出(chū)了(le)几(jǐ)枚(méi)硬(yìng)币(bì)。

He took out some coins.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

硬(yìng)币(bì)的(de)一(yí)面(miàn)叫(jiào)做(zuò)"公(gōng)"，另(lìng)一(yí)面(miàn)叫(jiào)做(zuò)"字(zì)"。

One side of the coin is called 'heads', and the other is called 'tails'.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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