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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Its price was slashed by 53,000 yuan ($7,400), or 34%, to 102,800 yuan.
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Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
In the first quarter — even before Trump ignited his second trade war — payouts to the jobless rose by a whopping 22.4% to 46.5 billion yuan ($6.4 billion).
—Shuli Ren, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
Xi said Tuesday that China would import more from Latin America, encourage Chinese companies to increase investment and provide 66 billion yuan ($9.1 billion) in fresh credit to support Latin American and Caribbean financing.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 13 May 2025
Pan said the rate cut is expected to save homeowners more than 20 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) annually in interest costs, easing the financial burden on households, amid recent signs of fragile recovery in the property markets of China's top-tier cities.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
In the first quarter — even before Trump ignited his second trade war — payouts to the jobless rose by a whopping 22.4% to 46.5 billion yuan ($6.4 billion).
—Shuli Ren, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
Xi said Tuesday that China would import more from Latin America, encourage Chinese companies to increase investment and provide 66 billion yuan ($9.1 billion) in fresh credit to support Latin American and Caribbean financing.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 13 May 2025
Pan said the rate cut is expected to save homeowners more than 20 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) annually in interest costs, easing the financial burden on households, amid recent signs of fragile recovery in the property markets of China's top-tier cities.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 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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