caau1 piu3鈔票钞票
Jyutpingcaau1 piu3
Yalechāau piu
Definition
Banknote; paper money.
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How it's used
While 鈔票 is the formal term for banknotes, it is rarely used in casual daily conversation. Most locals prefer using the word 錢 or the more specific 紙幣 when talking about physical cash. Using 鈔票 often sounds slightly stiff or like you are reading from a news report.
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zoeng1張jēungExamples
Do you still have any banknotes in your wallet?
He took a lot of banknotes to go shopping.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a general word for money, but it specifically refers to paper currency. Do not use it to refer to coins, which are always called 硬幣 or 錢幣.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
