standard currency; principal money
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
standard currency; principal currency (as opposed to subsidiary currency)
formalUsed in financial and economic contexts to distinguish the main unit of currency (e.g., yuan, dollar) from fractional denominations (cents, fen).
Rén人
mín民
bì币
de的
zhǔ主
bì币
dān单
wèi位
shì是
yuán元
，
fǔ辅
bì币
dān单
wèi位
shì是
jiǎo角
hé和
fēn分
。
The standard unit of Renminbi is the yuan, while the subsidiary units are the jiao and fen.
Zhǔ主
bì币
jù具
yǒu有
wú无
xiàn限
fǎ法
cháng偿
néng能
lì力
，
ér而
fǔ辅
bì币
tōng通
cháng常
shì是
yǒu有
xiàn限
fǎ法
cháng偿
。
Standard currency has unlimited legal tender power, while subsidiary currency is usually limited legal tender.
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Zhè这
tái台
zì自
dòng动
shòu售
huò货
jī机
zhǐ只
néng能
shí识
bié别
zhǔ主
bì币
，
wú无
fǎ法
shí识
bié别
fǔ辅
bì币
。
This vending machine can only recognize standard currency, not fractional currency.