yànbì

赝币

Word · NounTraditional贋幣

counterfeit currency; forged money

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

counterfeit currency; forged money (esp. coins)

formal

Literary or formal written Chinese term. Primarily used in numismatic, legal, or historical contexts referring to illegally minted coins or forged money.

Zhè这
xiē些
yàn赝
bì币
zuò做
gōng工
jí极
qí其
jīng精
xì细
 ,
ròu肉
yǎn眼
nán难
yǐ以
fēn分
biàn辨
 。

These counterfeit coins are crafted with extreme precision, making them difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

Chí持
yǒu有
hé和
liú流
tōng通
yàn赝
bì币
dōu都
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
wéi违
fǎ法
xíng行
wéi为
 。

Both possessing and circulating counterfeit currency are serious criminal offenses.

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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
mù墓
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
jǐ几
méi枚
gǔ古
dài代
de的
yàn赝
bì币
 。

Archaeologists discovered several ancient counterfeit coins in this tomb.