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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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.
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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
In late 2023, Baidu started charging a monthly fee starting from 49.9 yuan ($6.80) for the advanced version of Ernie.
—Yue Wang, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2025
The film helped the Chinese box office, the second-largest in the world after North America’s, take in a record 9.5 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) during the eight-day holiday, according to Maoyan, in a bright spot for Chinese officials struggling to boost consumer spending amid an economic slump.
—Dawn Liu, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
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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
In late 2023, Baidu started charging a monthly fee starting from 49.9 yuan ($6.80) for the advanced version of Ernie.
—Yue Wang, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2025
The film helped the Chinese box office, the second-largest in the world after North America’s, take in a record 9.5 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) during the eight-day holiday, according to Maoyan, in a bright spot for Chinese officials struggling to boost consumer spending amid an economic slump.
—Dawn Liu, NBC News, 12 Feb. 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
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