number + yuan
yuan 作货币单位时通常单复数同形,但也可按规则写为复数 yuans。
This shirt costs 50 yuan.
这件衬衫50元。
元
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
元
the basic unit of money in China
This shirt costs 50 yuan.
这件衬衫50元。
中国的基本货币单位。
The basic unit of money in China.
The bus fare is two yuan.
公交车费是两元。
She paid fifty yuan for that book.
她买那本书花了五十元。
I only have ten yuan with me.
我身上只带了十元。
yuan 作货币单位时通常单复数同形,但也可按规则写为复数 yuans。
This shirt costs 50 yuan.
这件衬衫50元。
指中国朝代时 Yuan 首字母大写,前面用定冠词 the。
The Yuan dynasty was founded by Kublai Khan.
元朝由忽必烈建立。
Marco Polo visited China during the Yuan dynasty.
马可·波罗在元朝期间到访中国。
Not this
I have five yuan in my wallet.
Use this
I have five yuans in my wallet.
yuan 是可数名词,复数需加 -s,勿受中文无复数变化的影响而沿用单数形式。
Not this
Yuan is the official currency of China.
Use this
The yuan is the official currency of China.
yuan 指货币时是普通名词,单数需带冠词 the;中文没有冠词,学习者易漏掉。此处 the yuan 特指人民币这一货币单位。
Not this
He spent 100 yen on the meal in Beijing.
Use this
He spent 100 yuan on the meal in Beijing.
yen 是日本货币('日元'),yuan 是中国货币('元')。地名 Beijing 明示语境,因此用 yen 属用词混淆,应改为 yuan。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
人民币
The Chinese yuan has been stable for months.
人民币已稳定数月。
人民币汇率
The yuan exchange rate affects international trade.
人民币汇率影响国际贸易。
人民币升值
Yuan appreciation makes Chinese exports more expensive.
人民币升值使中国出口产品更贵。
人民币贬值
Yuan depreciation has raised import costs.
人民币贬值提高了进口成本。
以人民币计价的
The company issued yuan-denominated bonds in Hong Kong.
该公司在香港发行了以人民币计价的债券。
元朝
The Yuan dynasty lasted less than a hundred years.
元朝持续了不到一百年。
Use yuan naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
yuan 读作 yu-an,和中文“元”同音,想象一张人民币上印着 yuan,就是中国的货币单位“元”。
语域:neutral 常见场景:currency/finance、Chinese history yuan 作名词时通常有两个义项:指中国货币单位时多用于日常和经贸语境;指元朝时多用于历史叙述。两种用法在正式和一般场合都较常见,语气中性。
作货币单位时复数作 yuans;作朝代名时为专有名词,通常不用复数。
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