纸币 zhǐbì bank notes
bank notes; paper currency
How to remember 纸币: 纸 paper + 币 currency = bank notes.
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How it is used
- 'Paper currency / banknotes', the physical-money term - 一张纸币 (yī zhāng zhǐbì) a banknote (measure word 张 zhāng).
- Contrasts with 硬币 (yìngbì, coin) and 电子货币 (diànzǐ huòbì, digital money); a neutral, technical term for cash notes.
Example sentences
- 当更多的纸币投入使用，价格就下跌了。 Dāng gèng duō de zhǐbì tóurùshǐyòng, jiàgé jiù xiàdiē le.As more paper money came into use, the value fell.