yuan

yuan — noun

1. the standard currency denomination in China, equal to 100 fen and used for all e

1.名詞B1
釋義

the standard currency denomination in China, equal to 100 fen and used for all everyday transactions. In formal financial contexts the currency system is called renminbi (RMB), but yuan is the everyday name for the basic unit.

例句

Quan paid 150 yuan for a new winter coat at the market in Shanghai.

collocation: pay + [amount] + yuan + for [item]

The price of the meal was only 35 yuan, including soup and tea.

collocation: be + [amount] + yuan (price expression)

同義詞
  • renminbi

    the official name of the Chinese currency system; used in formal or financial contexts, while yuan is the everyday unit

  • RMB

    abbreviation of renminbi; common in banking, exchange rates, and international trade

  • kuai

    informal spoken Chinese term for yuan, similar to saying 'buck' for dollar; not used in English writing

文法句型

[number] + yuan

pay / cost + [amount] + yuan + for + [item]

用法筆記

Yuan is both singular and plural — you say '10 yuan', not '10 yuans'. In mainland China, prices are usually given in yuan, though the official name of the currency system is renminbi (RMB). The symbol for yuan is ¥.

常見錯誤

❌I have ten yuans in my wallet.
✅I have ten yuan in my wallet.
💡yuan does not add -s for the plural form.
❌The price is 50 RMB yuans.
✅The price is 50 yuan.' or 'The price is 50 RMB.
💡yuan and RMB both refer to the same unit; using them together is redundant.
❌I exchanged my money into Chinese yen.
✅I exchanged my money into Chinese yuan.
💡yen is the Japanese currency; yuan is the Chinese currency.

yuan — idiom