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Saying amounts of money: 元/块, 角/毛, 分
From the lesson “The apples here are really affordable!”
Structure
__块 (__毛) / Price + 一 + Measure word
中国的货币叫人民币。人民币的单位由大到小是“元、角、分”，口语中也分别说“块、毛、分”。表达顺序是：元/块→角/毛→分。 China's money is Renminbi (RMB). Its units, from big to small, are 元, 角 and 分; in speech people say 块, 毛 and 分. 1 块 = 10 毛 = 100 分. Read prices from big to small: 3.2元 = 三块二, 6.02元 = 六块零两分, 202.2元 = 二百零二块两毛. The last unit is often dropped: 三块二 (not 三块二毛). To ask a price: 多少钱？ or 多少钱一个？ The answer: 五块钱一个 (five yuan each).
Examples
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多少钱一个？
Duōshao qián yí gè?
How much is one?
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这些五块钱一个。
Zhèxiē wǔ kuài qián yí gè.
These are five yuan each.
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苹果三块五一斤。
Píngguǒ sān kuài wǔ yì jīn.
Apples are 3.5 yuan a jin.