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钞票

chāo piào · chao piao

Traditional 鈔票

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6Measure words: 张 zhāng, 扎 zā

Meaning

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  1. paper money
  2. a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)
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The old coat

  1. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，我(wǒ)在(zài)旧(jiù)外套(wàitào)里(lǐ)找到(zhǎodào)了(le)一张(yīzhāng)钞票(chāopiào)！

    Wow, I found a banknote in my old coat!

  2. Liangliang

    多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    How much?

  3. Dengdeng

    一百块(yībǎikuài)！是(shì)去年(qùnián)冬天(dōngtiān)放(fàng)的(de)。

    A hundred! I put it there last winter.

  4. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)幸运(xìngyùn)！去年(qùnián)的(de)你(nǐ)真(zhēn)聪明(cōngming)。

    How lucky! Last year's you was smart.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)再(zài)找找(zhǎozhǎo)别的(biéde)外套(wàitào)，说不定(shuōbudìng)还(hái)有(yǒu)钞票(chāopiào)。

    I'll look through my other coats. There may be more banknotes.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)这(zhè)一件(yījiàn)外套(wàitào)。

    You only have this one coat.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)小(xiǎo)婴(yīng)孩(hái)撕(sī)掉(diào)了(le)一(yì)张(zhāng)十(shí)美(měi)元(yuán)的(de)钞(chāo)票(piào)。

The baby tore up a ten-dollar bill.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)经(jīng)常(cháng)用(yòng)信(xìn)用(yòng)卡(kǎ)，而(ér)不(bú)是(shì)钞(chāo)票(piào)。

I usually use a credit card instead of cash.

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

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