noun · rare

yuan

юань

Yuan

The basic unit of money in ChinaThe basic unit of money in China.

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UK/ˌjuːˈæn/US/juˈɑn/

» Our pilaf is four yuan.

Unser Pilaw kostet vier Yuan.

Наш плов стоит четыре юаня.

Наш плов коштує чотири юані.

Meaning

2 senses

The basic unit of money in China.
Yuan
юа́ньjuánʹ
юа́ньjuánʹ
the basic unit of money in China
(Taiwan)One of the five branches of the government of the Republic of China.

Examples

18 sentences

Our pilaf is four yuan.
Наш плов коштує чотири юані.
ruНаш плов стоит четыре юаня.
deUnser Pilaw kostet vier Yuan.
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Can you lend me ten thousand yuan?
ruМожешь мне десять тысяч юаней одолжить?
deKannst du mir zehntausend Yuan leihen?
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Twenty dollars are one hundred and forty yuan.
ruДвадцать долларов - это сто сорок юаней.
deZwanzig Dollar sind hundertvierzig Yuan.
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The yuan and the yen are currencies of which two countries?
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There are many more yuan millionaires in the world than euro millionaires.
deEs gibt viel mehr Yuan-Millionäre als Euro-Millionäre auf der Welt.
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Translations

8 languages

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Origin

From Mandarin 元 (yuán), from 圓／圆 (yuán, “circle > round coin”) referring to the piece of e

From Mandarin 元 (yuán), from 圓／圆 (yuán, “circle > round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Compare Japanese 円(えん) (en), Korean 원(圓) (won). Doublet of yen and won.

From Mandarin 院 (yuàn).

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