Word · Frequency #17660
sen
钱;仙
sen
日本辅币常译“钱”,印尼、柬埔寨辅币常译“仙”;勿与“sensor”的缩写混淆。
- 1.
A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.
日本货币单位,等于一日元的百分之一
- 2.
A unit of Indonesian currency, worth one hundredth of a rupiah.
印尼货币单位,等于一卢比的百分之一
- 3.
A unit of Malaysian currency, worth one hundredth of a ringgit.
马来西亚货币单位,等于一令吉的百分之一
- 4.
A unit of length equal 20 wa, 40 meters.
长度单位,等于20华,40米
- 5.
A coin of this value.
这种面值的硬币
- 6.
A coin of this value.
这种面值的硬币
日本货币单位,等于一日元的百分之一;印尼货币单位,等于一卢比的百分之一;马来西亚货币单位,等于一令吉的百分之一;长度单位,等于20华,40米;这种面值的硬币
In use
I found one sen on the pavement, but it is not enough to buy anything.
The clerk explained that a sen is one hundredth of a rupiah.
She put a few sens into her coin jar, hoping to collect enough for a small treat.
num + sen(s)
当数量大于1时,sen变为复数sens。
A hundred sens make one yen.
一百钱分等于一日元。
the + sen
The sen is no longer used in Japan.
钱分在日本已不再使用。
Common mistakes
The sen is broken.The sensor is broken.
中国学习者常将“sen”误用作“传感器”的缩写,但英语中“sen”仅指辅币单位,表示传感器时应使用“sensor”。
Connections
Collocations
- 50 sen
- 50仙(辅币单位)
- The bus fare is 50 sen.公交车费是50仙。
- sen coin
- 仙面值硬币
- He collects old sen coins.他收集旧的仙面值硬币。
- ringgit and sen
- 林吉特和仙(马来西亚货币单位)
- Please write the amount in ringgit and sen.请按林吉特和仙写出金额。
- Japanese sen
- 日本辅币单位(一日元的百分之一)
- The Japanese sen was worth one hundredth of a yen.日本辅币单位相当于一日元的百分之一。
- not a sen
- 一仙也没有;身无分文
- He had not a sen to his name.他名下连一仙也没有。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sen 读作“森”(sēn):它是主币的百分之一,小面额像森林里的一片树叶,掉进去难找。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:货币兑换、经济报道、历史资料 该词通常用于正式或书面语境,多出现在货币兑换、经济报道或历史资料中;在日常口语中较少使用,除非涉及相关国家的货币或历史度量衡。
Grammar Note
复数形式为sens
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words pen, ten, hen, den, then, and when rhyme with sen (/sɛn/): each has the stressed vowel /ɛ/ followed by /n/. Beware lookalikes that sound different: seen and scene are /siːn/, sane is /seɪn/, and sign is /saɪn/ — none rhymes with sen.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.