How to say “amount of money” in Chinese

金额
jīn’é

amount of money

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Economy and finance”

“Amount of money” in Chinese is 金额, jīn é: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

金额 is read jīn é: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
é — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

金
jīn — gold; money

On the side of a character it shrinks to 钅 “metal”: 银, 钱, 钢.

额
é — forehead; fixed amount

On the right, 页 “head”: the first meaning is forehead. On the left, 客.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “金额”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 金额. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 请确认一下汇款金额。qǐngquèrènyíxiàhuìkuǎnjīn’éPlease check the transfer amount.

More words from the lesson “Savings and loans”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “amount of money” in Chinese?

“Amount of money” in Chinese is 金额, pinyin jīn’é.

What does 金额 mean?

金额 (jīn’é) means “amount of money”.

How do you write 金额?

金额 is 2 characters: 金 (jīn) — gold; money; 额 (é) — forehead; fixed amount. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 金额?

金额 is read jīn’é. Tones: jīn — first tone, é — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“amount of money” in the lesson “Savings and loans”

This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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