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美分

Měi fēn · mei fen

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Meaning

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  1. one cent (United States coin)
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A coin from America

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)你们(nǐmen)看(kàn)一样(yīyàng)东西(dōngxi)，这(zhè)是(shì)一(yī)美分(měifēn)。

    Let me show you something. This is one cent.

  2. Liangliang

    一(yī)美分(měifēn)？这么(zhème)少(shǎo)，能(néng)买(mǎi)什么(shénme)？

    One cent? So little. What can it buy?

  3. Leon

    在(zài)美国(měiguó)，一(yī)美分(měifēn)几乎(jīhū)什么(shénme)都(dōu)买不了(mǎibùliǎo)。

    In America, one cent can buy almost nothing.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)一百(yībǎi)美分(měifēn)就是(jiùshì)一(yī)美元(měiyuán)，对(duì)吗(ma)？

    So a hundred cents is one dollar, right?

  5. Leon

    对(duì)。这(zhè)枚(méi)一(yī)美分(měifēn)的(de)硬币(yìngbì)送给(sònggěi)你(nǐ)，当(dàng)纪念(jìniàn)吧(ba)。

    Right. I'll give you this one-cent coin as a souvenir.

  6. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)再(zài)找(zhǎo)九十九(jiǔshíjiǔ)美分(měifēn)，就(jiù)能(néng)买(mǎi)一根(yīgēn)冰棍(bīnggùn)了(le)。

    Thanks! I just need ninety-nine more cents to buy an ice pop.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)只(zhǐ)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)五(wǔ)十(shí)美(měi)分(fēn)。

You gave me only fifty cents.

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02

这(zhè)瓶(píng)水(shuǐ)只(zhǐ)要(yào)七(qī)十(shí)五(wǔ)美(měi)分(fēn)。

This bottle of water only costs seventy-five cents.

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