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jiao

/dʒaʊ/

Meanings
noun
A currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan.

Examples :

"The candy cost five yuan and seven jiao. "
economy finance value business amount number nation

Related Words

Illustration currency

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

Illustration five

five noun

/fɑev/ /faɪv/

The digit/figure 5.

"He wrote a five followed by four zeroes."

Illustration tenth

tenth noun

/tɛnθ/

The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.

"She was nervous as she waited to hear her name called; the tenth was guaranteed a prize. "

Illustration cost

cost verb

/ˈkɑst/ /ˈkɒst/ /ˈkɔst/

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

"It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration people

people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

Illustration seven

seven noun

/ˈsɛv.ən/

The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.

"He wrote three sevens on the paper."

Illustration china

china noun

/tʃʌɪnə/

The plant Smilax china, a liana of much of eastern Asia.

"The botanist studied the china plant, a vine native to eastern Asia. "

Illustration unit

unit noun

/ˈjuː.nɪt/

A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.

"The doctor prescribed a specific unit of vitamin D for the patient's bone health. "

Illustration yuan

yuan noun

/jʊˈɑːn/ /ˈjuən/

The basic unit of money in China.

"My lunch cost 20 yuan at the school cafeteria. "

Illustration candy

candy noun

/ˈkændi/

Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

"My little sister loves to eat candy after dinner. "

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republic noun

[ɹɪˈpʌblɪk]

A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.

"The United States is a republic; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy."