Chinese money is called renminbi (人民币) , or the people's money. It is also referred to as rmb, yuan (元), and kuai (块). The main notes are yuan notes, coming in 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 yuan denominations. There are also 1 yuan coins, as well as the smaller notes and coins that denote tenths of a yuan (角, jiǎo) or 100ths of a yuan (分, fēn). It can be daunting to use so many notes whilst in China- you feel like you are carrying around a lot of money. However, you will get used to it quickly, and find that the monetary system is very good. Exchange rates are very favourable, although as China’s economy is growing the rmb is appreciating rapidly against the dollar, with another 5% appreciation predicted for 2007!
￥100 yuan 壹佰元
yì bǎi yuán
￥50 yuan 伍拾元
wǔ shí yuán
￥20 yuan 贰拾元
èr shí yuán
￥10 yuan 拾元
shí yuán
￥5 yuan 伍元
wǔ yuán
￥2 yuan 贰元
èr yuán
￥1 yuan 壹元
yì yuán
￥0.5 yuan 伍角
wǔ jiǎo
￥0.2 yuan 贰角
èr jiǎo
￥0.1 yuan 壹角
yì jiǎo
￥1 yuan 壹元
yì yuán
￥0.5 yuan 伍角
wǔ jiǎo
￥0.1 yuan 壹角
yì jiǎo
“您要买什么？”
nín yào mǎi shén me “有什么可以帮您的吗？”
yǒu shén me kě yǐ bāng nín de ma
(Can (May)I help you?)
有没有特别想要看的呢？
yǒu méi yǒu tè bié xiǎng yào kàn dè ne
(Did you have anything specific in mind?)
你想买哪一件衬衫（笔……）？
nǐ xiǎng mǎi nǎ yí jiàn chèn shān(bǐ…)
(Which shirt (pen...) do you like?)
你想买哪种型号（颜色、种类……）？
nǐ xiǎng mǎi nǎ zhǒng xíng hào(yán sè, zhǒng lèi…)
(What size (colour, style...) do you want?)
你喜欢这种型号（颜色、种类……）吗？
nǐ xǐ huān zhè zhǒng xíng hào(yán sè, zhǒng lèi…)ma
(Do you like this size (colour, style…)?)
这个（这些）可以吗？
zhè gè (zhè xiē)kě yǐ ma
(Is this (Are these）all right?)
这些（那些）怎么样？
zhè xiē (nà xiē) zěn me yàng
(What about these (those)?)
你想要多少钱？
nǐ xiǎng yào duō shǎo qián
(How much do you want?)
你还想要点什么？
nǐ hái xiǎng yào diǎn shén me
(What else would you like?)
50元。
wǔ shí yuán
(50 yuan.)
我想买……。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi…
(I would like (want) some….)
你们有（铅笔）吗？
nǐ mén yǒu (qiān bǐ) ma
(Have you got any…?)
我可以试一试吗？
wǒ kě yǐ shì yí shì ma
(Can I try it (them) ?)
你能给我看看（铅笔）吗？
nǐ néng gěi wǒ kàn kàn (qiān bǐ) ma
(Can you show me…?)
这个多少钱？
zhè gè duō shǎo qián
(How much is it (are they)?)
太贵了。
tài guì le.
(That’s too expensive.)
能便宜点吗？
néng pián yí yì diǎn ma
(Can it (they) be cheaper?)
两元钱你卖吗？
liǎng yuán qián nǐ mǎi ma
(Can you sell it for two yuan?)
一共多少钱？
yí gòng duō shǎo qián
(What does it come to?)
