yuan
pronunciation
How to pronounce yuan in British English:
UK [juˈɑ:n]
How to pronounce yuan in American English:
US [juˈɑn, juɑn]
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- Noun:
- the basic unit of money in China
Word Origin
- yuan (n.)
- Chinese unit of currency introduced 1914, from Chinese yuan "round, round object, circle."
Example
- 1. Operating cash flow last year totaled 17.8 billion yuan .
- 2. That left mr. yuan , mr. li and their girlfriends .
- 3. He pays me fifty yuan a week .
- 4. What can 50 yuan buy ?
- 5. In one hundred yuan notes , please .