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美元
Traditional Chinese
美元
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
měi yuán
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
mei5 yun4
Short definition US dollar
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions American dollarLDC iconMDBG iconAdso icon / US dollarMDBG icon / U.S. dollarLDC icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: American dollar
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: American dollar; US dollar
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: American dollar; U.S. dollar
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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随着( suí) following
通货膨胀的( tōng huò péng zhàng de) inflated
发展(fā zhǎn) developing
美元(měi yuán) US dollar
贬值(biǎn zhí) to become devaluated
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

The value of the dollar declines as the rate of inflation rises.

我在(wǒzài)
(zhè) these
东西(dōng xi) stuff
(shàng) upper
花了(huā le) to have spent
(shí) ten
美元(měi yuán) US dollar

I spent 10 dollars on it.

这本书( zhè běn shū)
(dedì) of
价格(jià gé) price
(shì) is
5
美元(měi yuán) US dollar

The price of the book was $5.

(tā) another
(huā) florid
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
5 0
美元(měi yuán) US dollar
(zài) (located) at
夏威夷(xià wēi yí) Hawaii, US state
租了( zū le) to have rented
一辆( yī liàng)
汽车(qì chē) car

It cost him 50 dollars to rent a car in Hawaii.

如果(rú guǒ) if
你有(nǐyǒu)
一万(yī wàn) ten thousand
美元(měi yuán) US dollar
你想(nǐxiǎng)
做什么( zuò shén me)
(níní) woolen material

What would you do if you had ten thousand dollars?

(wǒ) I
(huā) florid
1 0
美元(měi yuán) US dollar
买的(mǎide)

I bought it for ten dollars.

(wǒ) I
(qiàn) yawn
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
(tā) another
1 0 0 0
美元(měi yuán) US dollar

I owed him a thousand dollars.

(wǒ) I
(fù) to pay
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
(tā) another
五块(wǔkuài)
美元(měi yuán) US dollar

I paid him five dollars.

(wǒ) I
(qiàn) yawn
(tā) she
1 0
美元(měi yuán) US dollar

I owe ten dollars to her.

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