Usage note
“人民币”是中国的钱，用来买东西。
“Rénmínbì” shì Zhōngguó de qián, yòng lái mǎi dōngxi.
"RMB" is China's money, used to buy things.
Context note
在中国，我们使用人民币来支付商品和服务，比如买书或坐公交车。
Zài Zhōngguó, wǒmen shǐyòng rénmínbì lái zhīfù shāngpǐn hé fúwù, bǐrú mǎi shū huò zuò gōngjiāo chē.
In China, we use RMB to pay for goods and services, such as buying books or taking the bus.
5 examples
我用人民币买了一个书包。
wǒ yòng rén mín bì mǎi le yí gè shū bāo。
I used RMB to buy a schoolbag.
人民币有纸币和硬币。
rén mín bì yǒu zhǐ bì hé yìng bì。
RMB has paper money and coins.
妈妈给我十元人民币。
mā ma gěi wǒ shí yuán rén mín bì。
Mom gave me ten yuan RMB.
商店收人民币。
shāng diàn shōu rén mín bì。
The store accepts RMB.
人民币上印有毛主席头像。
rén mín bì shàng yìn yǒu máo zhǔ xí tóu xiàng。
RMB has Chairman Mao's portrait printed on it.
5 mini stories
小红用人民币买了冰淇淋。冰淇淋很甜。
xiǎo hóng yòng rén mín bì mǎi le bīng qí lín。 bīng qí lín hěn tián。
Xiao Hong used RMB to buy ice cream. The ice cream was very sweet.
小明存了很多人民币。他想买玩具车。
xiǎo míng cún le hěn duō rén mín bì。 tā xiǎng mǎi wán jù chē。
Xiao Ming saved a lot of RMB. He wants to buy a toy car.
爸爸用人民币买花送给妈妈。妈妈很开心。
bà ba yòng rén mín bì mǎi huā sòng gěi mā ma。 mā ma hěn kāi xīn。
Dad used RMB to buy flowers for Mom. Mom was very happy.
学校用人民币买新书。同学们都很喜欢。
xué xiào yòng rén mín bì mǎi xīn shū。 tóng xué men dōu hěn xǐ huan。
The school used RMB to buy new books. The classmates all liked them.
奶奶给我压岁钱，是人民币。我把它存起来。
nǎi nai gěi wǒ yā suì qián， shì rén mín bì。 wǒ bǎ tā cún qǐ lái。
Grandma gave me lucky money, which is RMB. I saved it.
Mini dialogue
买东西
A
这个玩具多少人民币？
Zhège wánjù duōshao rénmínbì?
How much RMB is this toy?
B
这个玩具五十元人民币。
Zhège wánjù wǔshí yuán rénmínbì.
This toy is 50 RMB.
换钱
A
我想用美元换人民币。
Wǒ xiǎng yòng měiyuán huàn rénmínbì.
I want to exchange US dollars for RMB.
B
好的，今天的汇率是一美元换七元人民币。
Hǎo de, jīntiān de huìlǜ shì yī měiyuán huàn qī yuán rénmínbì.
Okay, today's exchange rate is 1 US dollar for 7 RMB.
Related words and contrasts
similar
钱
qián
money
general term for money
related
元
yuán
yuan (unit of RMB)
basic unit of RMB
contrast
美元
měiyuán
US dollar
another currency for comparison