钞票

• Pinyin: chāo piào
• Desglose de hanzi: 钞 = 钅 (metal/money) + 少 (few, phonetic); 票 = 覀 (west) + 示 (show)

Significado

Billetes; dinero en efectivo.

Used colloquially to refer to money in general, especially cash. In informal speech, 钞票 can be used to mean wealth or money as a concept. More casual than 货币 or 纸币.

Ejemplos

1. 现在很多年轻人出门都不带钞票了。
2. 验钞机检测出这张钞票是假的。
3. 钱包里只剩下几张皱巴巴的钞票。

Guía de uso

Contexto: everyday, finance

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 你身上带钞票了吗？这家店不收移动支付。(Do you have cash on you? This store doesn't accept mobile payment.)
• 他从抽屉里拿出一沓钞票数了起来。(He took out a stack of bills from the drawer and started counting.)

Incorrecto

• 我在银行存了一些钞票 (For depositing money, use 钱 or 现金 — 钞票 emphasizes the physical paper bills)

Origen e historia

Compound of 钞 (banknote, paper money) and 票 (ticket, certificate). 钞 originally referred to official documents.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal