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美元

Měi yuán · mei yuan

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Meaning

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  1. American dollar
  2. US dollar
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Dollars at the market

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)这个(zhège)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)美元(měiyuán)。

    How much is this? I only have US dollars.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)美元(měiyuán)？一(yī)美元(měiyuán)差不多(chàbuduō)七(qī)块(kuài)。

    You have dollars? One dollar is about seven yuan.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)这个(zhège)三十(sānshí)块(kuài)，是(shì)四(sì)美元(měiyuán)多(duō)一点(yīdiǎn)吧(ba)？

    Then this is thirty yuan. A bit over four dollars?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，四(sì)美元(měiyuán)多(duō)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Right, a bit over four dollars.

  5. Leon

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，不(bù)收(shōu)美元(měiyuán)。

    The seller says he doesn't take dollars.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)付(fù)，你(nǐ)以后(yǐhòu)再(zài)给(gěi)我(wǒ)美元(měiyuán)

    Then I will pay for you now, and you give me dollars later.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)拿(ná)出(chū)他(tā)的(de)钱(qián)包(bāo)，并(bìng)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)10美(měi)元(yuán)。

My father took out his wallet and gave me ten dollars.

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

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)外(wài)套(tào)打(dǎ)折(zhé)后(hòu)只(zhǐ)要(yào)二(èr)十(shí)美(měi)元(yuán)。

After the discount, this jacket only costs twenty dollars.

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美
měi

beautiful; very satisfactory; good

元
yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary

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