yuan

¹ American  

[yoo-ahn, yyahn] / yuˈɑn, yüɑn /

noun

plural

yuan

1. Also called yuan dollar.  a copper coin of the Republic of China, equal to 100 cents; dollar.

2. a paper money, brass or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, equal to 10 jiao or 100 fen.

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Yuan ² American  

[yoo-ahn, yyahn] / yuˈɑn, yüɑn /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. (in the Republic of China) a department of government; council.

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Yüan ³ American  

[yoo-ahn, yyahn] / yuˈɑn, yüɑn /

noun

1. the Mongol dynasty in China, 1260–1368, founded by Kublai Khan.

2. Yuan.

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Yüan ¹ British  

/ ˈjuːˈæn /

noun

1. the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Chinese porcelain produced during the Yüan dynasty, characterized by the appearance of under-glaze blue-and-white ware

Yüan ² British  

/ ˈjuːˈæn, ˈjuːˈɛn /

noun

1. a river in SE central China, rising in central Guizhou province and flowing northeast to Lake Tungting. Length: about 800 km (500 miles)

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yuan ³ British  

/ ˈjuːˈæn /

noun

1. Also called: renminbi.   renminbi yuan.  the standard monetary unit of China, divided into 10 jiao and 100 fen

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Etymology

Origin of yuan

1915–20; < Chinese yuán literally, round, circular; yen ¹

Example Sentences

Analysts had expected a 292.2 million yuan net loss on revenue of 30.31 billion yuan, according to a Visible Alpha poll.

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Saturday’s uptick came amid the Chinese yuan’s continued strong performance against the dollar in recent weeks, marking a seventh straight month of increase.

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That compared with net profit of 9.85 billion yuan a year earlier.

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Notably, Beijing said it would unveil new financing tools to boost investment worth 800 billion yuan, equivalent to roughly $116 billion.

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They anticipate 1 trillion yuan in fiscal support, a possible 10-basis-point rate cut and a 50-basis-point reserve requirement ratio cut this year.

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