plural yuan
1
the basic monetary unit of the People's Republic of China see Money Table compare renminbi
2
: the dollar of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Tourism spending surged by 7%, reaching 677 billion yuan ($93 billion), compared to the previous year.
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Hassan Tayir, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Its overall gross on Wednesday is 95M yuan ($13.1M).
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
The Ministry of Commerce reported on Wednesday that 97.6 billion yuan ($13.4 billion) in foreign direct investment was utilized last month, a 13% drop from the same period last year.
—John Liu, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Or what is the effect on the farmers when the arrival of a single tractor costing 3000 yuan — a multiple of their collective annual income — promises to obliterate their very understanding of living with the land?
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
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Hassan Tayir, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Its overall gross on Wednesday is 95M yuan ($13.1M).
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
The Ministry of Commerce reported on Wednesday that 97.6 billion yuan ($13.4 billion) in foreign direct investment was utilized last month, a 13% drop from the same period last year.
—John Liu, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Or what is the effect on the farmers when the arrival of a single tractor costing 3000 yuan — a multiple of their collective annual income — promises to obliterate their very understanding of living with the land?
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Yuan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yuan. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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Yuan
geographical name
Yu·an
ˈywen 
ˈywän
1
river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southeast central China flowing from Guizhou northeast to northeastern Hunan
2
see red sense 4
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