běn
wèi
zhì

technical

Meaning of 复本位制

复本位制 means bimetallism; monetary system using both gold and silver as standards. Pronounced fù běn wèi zhì.

  • bimetallism; monetary system using both gold and silver as standards

Definitions & Examples

Shí
jiǔ
shì
de
Měi
guó
céng
jiù
shí
xíng
běn
wèi
zhì
hái
shì
jīn
běn
wèi
zhì
zhǎn
kāi
liè
biàn
lùn
 

In the 19th century, the United States had fierce debates over implementing bimetallism versus the gold standard.

běn
wèi
zhì
yāo
qiú
zhèng
dìng
huáng
jīn
bái
yín
de
dìng
jià
 

Bimetallism requires the government to fix a legal ratio between gold and silver.

Yóu
jīn
yín
shì
jià
dòng
 
wéi
chí
běn
wèi
zhì
zài
shí
jiàn
zhōng
fēi
cháng
kùn
nán
 

Due to fluctuations in the market prices of gold and silver, maintaining bimetallism is very difficult in practice.

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
Primary
/ tào