jiao

/dʒaʊ/

Meanings

noun

角，毛

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

Examples :

"The candy cost five yuan and seven jiao. "

这块糖花了五块七毛。

Related Words

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

货币，流通货币

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

北美洲原住民曾使用贝壳珠作为流通货币。

five noun

/fɑev/ /faɪv/

五，伍

"He wrote a five followed by four zeroes."

他写了一个五，后面跟着四个零。

tenth noun

/tɛnθ/

第十，十分之一

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

她紧张地等待着叫到她的名字，因为第十名肯定能获得奖品。

cost verb

/ˈkɑst/ /ˈkɒst/ /ˈkɔst/

花费，需要。

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

环游世界会花费你很多钱。

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

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

越想越觉得它很无力。

people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

人们，人群，百姓

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

昨晚餐馆里人特别多。

seven noun

/ˈsɛv.ən/

七，数字七

"He wrote three sevens on the paper."

他在纸上写了三个七字。

china noun

/tʃʌɪnə/

菝葜

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

那位植物学家研究了菝葜这种植物，一种原产于东亚的藤本植物。

unit noun

/ˈjuː.nɪt/

单位

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

医生为病人开了特定剂量的维生素D，以促进骨骼健康。(Yīshēng wèi bìngrén kāile tèdìng jìliàng de wéishēngsù D, yǐ cùjìn gǔgé jiànkāng.)

yuan noun

/jʊˈɑːn/ /ˈjuən/

元，人民币

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

我在学校食堂吃的午饭花了二十元人民币。

candy noun

/ˈkændi/

糖果，甜食

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

我妹妹很喜欢晚饭后吃糖果。

republic noun

[ɹɪˈpʌblɪk]

共和国，民主国。

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

美国是一个共和国；而大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国则是一个君主立宪制国家。