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Expressing the currency 'pound sterling' with 英镑 (yīngbàng)
Structure
Number + 英镑
Explanation
The word 英镑 (yīngbàng) refers to the British pound sterling. It functions as both a noun and a measure word when used after a number to indicate an amount of money. For example, 两百英镑 means "two hundred pounds."
Examples
这双鞋要五十英镑，太贵了。
Zhè shuāng xié yào wǔshí yīngbàng, tài guì le.
This pair of shoes costs fifty pounds—too expensive.
他从银行取了三百英镑现金。
Tā cóng yínháng qǔ le sān bǎi yīngbàng xiànjīn.
He withdrew three hundred pounds in cash from the bank.
一英镑现在能换多少人民币？
Yì yīngbàng xiànzài néng huàn duōshǎo rénmínbì?
How much RMB can one pound be exchanged for now?
这双鞋要五十英镑，太贵了。
Zhè shuāng xié yào wǔshí yīngbàng, tài guì le.
These shoes cost fifty pounds — that's too expensive.
他从银行取了三百英镑现金。
Tā cóng yínháng qǔ le sān bǎi yīngbàng xiànjīn.
He withdrew three hundred pounds in cash from the bank.
一英镑现在能换多少人民币？
Yī yīngbàng xiànzài néng huàn duōshǎo rénmínbì?
How much renminbi can one British pound be exchanged for now?