Topic: Chinese

"5.8 Yuan"

Translation:五元八角

December 15, 2017

4 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Janus159341

    This could also be written 五元八毛 or 五块八毛钱.

    December 15, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/Keith_APP
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    五元八毛 is using terms from different sets (formal / familiar) and is not completely natural.

    December 16, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/David.A.Weldon

      I think you are right. But 五块八毛 is a construction I hear often.

      January 30, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/XiangyuWang

        五块八 is way more natural and common.

        December 8, 2018
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