France's currency was the franc, and its symbol was ₣. While it is no longer used in France, francs are still in use in some former French colonies such as Guinea.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
法郎
franc
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
franc
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 法郎 actually appears in real sentences.
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COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 法郎.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 法郎.
Directly before
- 五法郎2
- 是法郎1
- 使用法郎1
- 九法郎1
- 十法郎1
Directly after
- 法郎但1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 法郎
What does 法郎 mean in Chinese?
法郎 (fǎláng) means franc.
How do you pronounce 法郎?
法郎 is pronounced fǎláng.
Is 法郎 an HSK word?
法郎 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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