money that is easy to exchange for money from another country, because it is not likely to lose its value 硬通货（币值稳定，容易兑换） The hotel insisted that we pay in hard currency. 酒店坚持要求我们以硬通货支付。 Trade was halted because of a hard currency shortage on the island. 由于该岛上严重的货币短缺，贸易中断了。