人民币

• 拼音: rén mín bì
• 汉字拆解: 人 = person; 民 = the people; 币 = 巾 (cloth) simplified, meaning currency — cloth was used as money in ancient times

含义

Renminbi (RMB); Chinese yuan. The official currency of the People's Republic of China.

The formal name for China's currency. In everyday speech, people often say 元 or 块 (colloquial) for the unit, while 人民币 is used when specifying the currency itself, especially in contrast to foreign currencies. The abbreviation is RMB, and the unit is 元 (yuan). Used in banking, trade, and any discussion about Chinese money.

例句

1. 请问这个可以用人民币支付吗？
2. 人民币对美元的汇率最近变了。
3. 他从银行换了一些人民币。

用法指南

语境: banking, travel, commerce, exchange rates

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这里收人民币吗？(Do you accept RMB here?)
• 一美元大约等于七块人民币。(One US dollar is roughly equal to seven yuan RMB.)

错误说法

• 给我五个人民币。(Don't use 人民币 as a counting unit — say 五块钱 or 五元人民币. 人民币 names the currency, not the unit.)

起源与历史

人民 means the people; 币 means currency (巾 cloth, as ancient money was sometimes cloth-based). Together: the people's currency — the money belonging to the citizens of China.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal