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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Residents aged 16 and older are eligible for an annual subsidy of more than 20,000 yuan (about $2,800), state media reported.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The new sites helped lift first-half rental income by 16% to 1.8 billion yuan, three-quarters of which came from Shanghai.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Week to date, the dollar has weakened 0.5% against the yuan.
— Hakyung Kim
7 Hours Ago
Stocks open slightly higher
U.S. equities were modestly higher when trading began in New York.
—Jesse Pound,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Russian business is even turning to the Chinese currency, the yuan, to replace the U.S. dollar.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The new sites helped lift first-half rental income by 16% to 1.8 billion yuan, three-quarters of which came from Shanghai.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Week to date, the dollar has weakened 0.5% against the yuan.
— Hakyung Kim
7 Hours Ago
Stocks open slightly higher
U.S. equities were modestly higher when trading began in New York.
—Jesse Pound,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Russian business is even turning to the Chinese currency, the yuan, to replace the U.S. dollar.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
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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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