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TOPIC 10: MONEY & PRICES

In this topic, it is very important for you to know the Chinese number 数字
(shùzì) well first. Once you’ve learnt the Chinese number, it’s easy for you to
understand this topic. There are some Chinese vocabularies about money &
prices you need to know, so that you’ll have no problem dealing with your

money. So, this topic will eventually give you an overall guide for you as a
Mandarin language beginner.

In Chinese, money is called 钱 (qián) whereas price is called 价钱 (jiàqián)

. In fact, both 钱 & 价钱 is related to each other. There are a few words or terms

that can be used to signify money while asking for a price. So, let’s have a look

at what kind of word, phrase, or sentence you might be confronted with.

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