Word · Frequency #11014
yuan
元
the basic unit of money in China
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The basic unit of money in China.
中国的基本货币单位。
元朝；中国的基本货币单位。；元(中国货币单位)；[经] 元
In use
The bus fare is two yuan.
She paid fifty yuan for that book.
I only have ten yuan with me.
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。
the Yuan dynasty
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。
in/during the Yuan dynasty
Marco Polo visited China during the Yuan dynasty.
马可·波罗在元朝期间到访中国。
Common mistakes
I have five yuan in my wallet.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。
Yuan is the official currency of China.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。
He spent 100 yen on the meal in Beijing.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。
Connections
Collocations
- Chinese yuan
- 人民币
- The Chinese yuan has been stable for months.人民币已稳定数月。
- yuan exchange rate
- 人民币汇率
- The yuan exchange rate affects international trade.人民币汇率影响国际贸易。
- yuan appreciation
- 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。
- yuan depreciation
- 人民币贬值
- Yuan depreciation has raised import costs.人民币贬值提高了进口成本。
- yuan-denominated
- 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。
- Yuan dynasty
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -arn (barn, darn, yarn) share the same stressed vowel and following consonant /ɑːn/ as the second syllable of 'yuan' (IPA: /juːˈɑːn/), so they rhyme. Words ending in -awn (lawn, pawn, yawn) have a different vowel /ɔːn/ and are lookalikes that do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.