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    yuan

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Currencies
    yu·an /jʊˈɑːn/ noun (plural yuan) [countable]  PECthe standard unit of money in China 元〔中国货币单位〕
    Examples from the Corpus
    yuan• In June compulsory purchase bonds worth 12,000 million yuan were issued.• Support for loss-making state enterprises had also been a drain on the budget, with over 50,000 million yuan spent on subsidies.• The 9.57 percent devaluation lowered the value of the yuan from US$1.00 to US$1.00 yuan.    Origin yuan (1900-2000) Chinese “round”
    yu·an nounChineseSyllable
    China money unit in standard of the Corpus


    yuan
    yu‧an /jʊˈɑːn/ noun (plural yuan) [countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Language: Chinese
     Origin: 'round'
    the standard unit of money in China


    yuanBrE /juˈɑːn/ 🔊NAmE /juˈɑːn/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    yuan    )     the unit of money in China 元（中国货币单位）  ➡  see also renminbi