在商朝，貝朋為通用貨幣。

Seashells were the legal tender in the Shang dynasty.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
2 商朝 Shāngcháo Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
=3 貝 Bèi surname Bei
=3 貝 bèi
  1. cowrie
  2. shellfish
  3. currency (archaic)
4 朋 péng friend
=5 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=5 為 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
6 通用 tōngyòng
  1. to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)
  2. to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)
  3. (of two or more things) interchangeable
7 貨幣 huòbì
  1. currency
  2. monetary
  3. money