金额

• Pinyin: jīn é
• Hanzi breakdown: 金 = pictograph of gold nuggets buried underground; 额 = 客 + 页, forehead/amount

Meaning

Amount of money; sum; monetary value. The numerical value of a financial transaction.

A formal term used in financial, business, and legal contexts to specify exact monetary amounts. Common collocations include 交易金额 (transaction amount), 贷款金额 (loan amount), 消费金额 (spending amount), and 退款金额 (refund amount). More precise and formal than simply saying 钱.

Examples

1. 这笔交易的金额高达数百万美元，需要董事会批准。 The transaction amount is as high as several million dollars and requires board approval.
2. 请核实一下账单上的金额是否正确。 Please verify whether the amount on the bill is correct.
3. 超过一定金额的转账需要短信验证码确认。 Transfers exceeding a certain amount require SMS verification code confirmation.

Usage Guide

Context: finance, business, legal

Tone: technical

Do Say

• 请填写转账金额。(Please enter the transfer amount.)
• 这笔金额不小啊。(This is quite a substantial amount.)

Don't Say

• 在口语中用金额代替钱，如'你有多少金额' (In casual speech, use 钱 — 金额 is for formal/written contexts)

Origin & History

Compound of 金 (gold, money) + 额 (amount, quota). Literally 'money amount' — the numerical measure of monetary value.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal