silver dollar; silver coin
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silver dollar; silver coin (historical currency)
archaicRefers to the silver coins used as currency in late Qing dynasty and Republican China, including Mexican trade dollars and later Chinese-minted dragon dollars or Yuan Shikai dollars (袁大头). Primarily used in historical contexts or when referring to antique currency.
Yé爷
ye爷
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
jǐ几
kuài块
yín银
yáng洋
。
Grandpa collected several silver dollars.
Nà那
shí时
hou候
，
yī一
kuài块
yín银
yáng洋
néng能
mǎi买
hěn很
duō多
dà大
mǐ米
。
In those days, one silver dollar could buy a lot of rice.
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Tā他
cóng从
xiāng箱
dǐ底
fān翻
chū出
le了
jǐ几
méi枚
yín银
yáng洋
。
He dug out several silver coins from the bottom of the chest.
Zhè这
xiē些
yín银
yáng洋
dōu都
shì是
Yuán袁
dà大
tóu头
。
These silver dollars are all Yuan Shikai dollars.