Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

renminbi

/ˈɹɛn.mɪn.bi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: ren-min-bi
IPA: /ˈɹɛn.mɪn.bi/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The official currency of the People's Republic of China.

Example Sentences

"Now, the Fang County government is trying “incentives,” according to a statement posted Saturday on its website. People who report their own fevers will receive 1,000 renminbi, the equivalent of $143 — a few days’ salary for the average Hubei resident. The statement also said that people who report the fevers of others would get 500 renminbi, which raised the prospect of neighbors turning one another in. Communist Party cadres who investigate and verify such reports would receive the same amount."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 人民幣／人民币 (rénmínbì, “people's currency”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

renminbis (plural) renminpi (alternative)

Synonyms

yuan RMB CNY

Rhymes With

quinby

Questions

How do you pronounce renminbi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛn.mɪn.bi/.
What does renminbi mean?: The official currency of the People's Republic of China.
Where does renminbi come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 人民幣／人民币 (rénmínbì, “people's currency”).

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