Chinese

yuán
Meaning: currency unit (yuan); dollar
Part of Speech: Noun, Counter

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Example sentences

這本書五十元。
这本书五十元。
This book costs 50 yuan.
這些書共五百元。
These books cost 500 yuan in total.
房租加上水電費一共是五千元。
Rent plus utilities is 5000 yuan in total.
支票上把金額六萬元寫成陸萬元。
On the check, the amount of sixty thousand yuan is written with the formal financial numeral.
這張支票上的金額是二萬元。
The amount on this check is twenty thousand yuan.

Usage Notes

The basic unit of currency in China and Taiwan.

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