renminbi
plural noun
ren·min·bi
ˈren-ˈmin-ˈbē 
variants
or Renminbi
: the official currency of the People's Republic of China consisting of yuan
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In 2024, sales rose 7 percent to 3 billion renminbi, or $411.8 million.
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Denni Hu, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
China sought new ways to promote its own currency internationally, releasing a digital version of the renminbi and creating a homegrown financial-messaging-and-settlement platform.
—Edward Fishman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
The renminbi’s weakness has made China’s exports even more competitive in global markets, contributing to a huge trade surplus.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
This has depressed the value of the renminbi, particularly in less regulated trading outside of mainland China.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Denni Hu, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
China sought new ways to promote its own currency internationally, releasing a digital version of the renminbi and creating a homegrown financial-messaging-and-settlement platform.
—Edward Fishman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
The renminbi’s weakness has made China’s exports even more competitive in global markets, contributing to a huge trade surplus.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
This has depressed the value of the renminbi, particularly in less regulated trading outside of mainland China.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for renminbi
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“Renminbi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renminbi. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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