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里拉

lǐ lā · li la

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Meaning

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  1. lira (monetary unit) (loanword)
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Leftover liras

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)土耳其(tǔěrqí)玩(wán)，带回来(dàihuílái)一些(yīxiē)里拉(lǐlā)。

    I went to Turkey for fun and brought back some liras.

  2. Liangliang

    里拉(lǐlā)可以(kěyǐ)换成(huànchéng)人民币(rénmínbì)吗(ma)？

    Can liras be changed into RMB?

  3. Dengdeng

    国内(guónèi)的(de)银行(yínháng)不(bù)太(tài)能(néng)换(huàn)。

    Banks in China can't really exchange them.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)带回来(dàihuílái)多少(duōshao)里拉(lǐlā)？

    How many liras did you bring back?

  5. Dengdeng

    只有(zhǐyǒu)两张(liǎngzhāng)，大概(dàgài)一个(yīgè)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)的(de)价钱(jiàqian)。

    Only two notes, about the price of an ice cream.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)别(bié)换(huàn)了(le)，留(liú)着(zhe)当(dāng)书签(shūqiān)吧(ba)。

    Then don't exchange them. Keep them as a bookmark.

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2 examples
01

汉(hàn)堡(bǎo)和(hé)冷(lěng)饮(yǐn)要(yào)七(qī)里(lǐ)拉(lā)。

A hamburger and a cold drink cost 7 liras.

Tatoeba: Chinese by khe · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)在(zài)机(jī)场(chǎng)把(bǎ)剩(shèng)下(xià)的(de)里(lǐ)拉(lā)换(huàn)成(chéng)了(le)欧(ōu)元(yuán)。

He exchanged his remaining liras for euros at the airport.

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