No. 404 in Chinese
美元
U.S. dollar.
In a sentence
我今天换了100美元.
I exchanged 100 US dollars today.
The term '美元' is used as a measure of currency, representing the US dollar value.
美元兑欧元的汇率最近有所下降.
The exchange rate of the US dollar against the euro has recently decreased.
In this example, '美元' is used in a financial exchange context, specifying the currency involved in the exchange rate.
他的钱包里只有几张美元纸币.
He only has a few US dollar bills in his wallet.
Here, '美元' describes the currency denomination of the physical bills present in the wallet.
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