How to say “What's the exchange rate?” in Chinese
“What's the exchange rate?” in Chinese is 汇率是多少？, written in pinyin as Huìlǜ shì duōshǎo?.
汇率是多少？
Huìlǜ shì duōshǎo?
What's the exchange rate?
Word by word
What each part of 汇率是多少？ actually means.
- 汇率huìlǜexchange rate
- 是shìto be
- 多少duōshǎohow much / what
When you use it
- You are at a licensed exchange counter and want to sanity-check the rate against your banking app before handing over any cash.
- The same question works for anyone offering to change money privately — a rate noticeably worse than the app's is the signal to walk away.
Use 汇率是多少？ in money situations. Pay like a local: QR codes, Alipay, WeChat Pay, cash and cards.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
今天的汇率是多少？
Jīntiān de huìlǜ shì duōshao?
What's today's exchange rate?
有手续费吗？
Yǒu shǒuxùfèi ma?
Is there a commission fee?
按哪个汇率算？
Àn nǎge huìlǜ suàn?
Which rate are you using?
What usually trips people up
- Comparing against the rate you remember from home — daily moves of one or two percent are normal, so check an app the same morning.
- Ignoring the spread: counters show a buying and a selling rate side by side, and the gap between them is where a bad deal hides.
- Confusing cash and transfer rates — banknotes exchange at the worse of the two, and the gap between them is bigger than most daily moves.
What you might hear back
- 今天是一比七点二。Jīntiān shì yì bǐ qī diǎn èrToday it's one to seven point two.
- 汇率每天变。Huìlǜ měitiān biànThe rate changes every day.
- 收百分之零点五手续费。Shōu bǎifēnzhī língdiǎnwǔ shǒuxùfèiThere's a half-percent fee.
Common questions
- How do you say "What's the exchange rate?" in Chinese?
- "What's the exchange rate?" in Chinese is 汇率是多少？ — written in pinyin as Huìlǜ shì duōshǎo?. It is a money phrase you would use in China.
- What does 汇率是多少？ mean in Chinese?
- 汇率是多少？ (Huìlǜ shì duōshǎo?) means "What's the exchange rate?". Broken down word by word: 汇率 (huìlǜ) means "exchange rate"; 是 (shì) means "to be"; 多少 (duōshǎo) means "how much / what".
- When would you use "What's the exchange rate?" in Chinese?
- You are at a licensed exchange counter and want to sanity-check the rate against your banking app before handing over any cash. The same question works for anyone offering to change money privately — a rate noticeably worse than the app's is the signal to walk away.
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