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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Around 12% of the insurers’ assets are in stocks and other equity funds, the equivalent of more than 4.4 trillion yuan, according to Xiao Yuanqi, deputy head of National Financial Regulatory Administration.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Outbound shipments during the month rose 10.7 percent year-on-year to 2.5 trillion yuan ($335.6 billion), according to China’s General Administration of Customs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
According to Trading Economics, citing the country's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China's minimum monthly wage stood at 960 yuan renminbi in 2009, equating to roughly $131 that year.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Manipulating the exchange rate would set back efforts to internationalize the yuan.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Outbound shipments during the month rose 10.7 percent year-on-year to 2.5 trillion yuan ($335.6 billion), according to China’s General Administration of Customs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
According to Trading Economics, citing the country's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China's minimum monthly wage stood at 960 yuan renminbi in 2009, equating to roughly $131 that year.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Manipulating the exchange rate would set back efforts to internationalize the yuan.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 15 Jan. 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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