人民币 rénmínbì

1. Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 人民币, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

人民币 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 人民币 mean in English?

人民币 is pronounced rénmínbì and means Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY) †.

How do you pronounce 人民币?

人民币 is rénmínbì in pinyin — written renminbi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 人民币?

人民币 is written with 3 characters: 人 (rén) Person (people), 民 (mín) Citizen (people - nationality), 币 (bì) Coin (currency). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 人民币 written in traditional Chinese?

人民幣. The simplified form 人民币 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 人民幣 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced rénmínbì.

Is 人民币 an HSK word?

Yes — 人民币 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.