Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
额
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Description
"额"可以指人脸上眼睛上面的地方，也可以指钱的数目，比如"金额"。
"额" can refer to the area above the eyes on a person's face, or it can refer to an amount of money, as in "金额" (amount).
Meanings
额头étóu
forehead
他的额头很高。
He has a high forehead.
金额jīn'é
a fixed amount or sum (of money)
这笔钱的金额很大。
The amount of this money is large.
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Notes
- Nuance
as "amount", 额 usually appears in compounds like 金额, 数额, not alone.
- Etymology
originally meant forehead; extended to "a set quota or amount".
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