currency unit in Chinese

元

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yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
first
original
primary
fundamental
constituent
part
era (of a reign)
meta- (prefix)
(math.) argument
variable
(Tw) (geology) eon
surname Yuan
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

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Example sentences

xíng 行 le 了！ jiù 就 shí 十 yuán 元 mǎi 买 wǔ 五 jīn 斤 ba 吧。

Alright! Ten yuan buys five kilos, OK?
zhè 这 chènshān 衬衫 yào 要 shí 十 yuán 元。

This shirt costs ten dollars.

1 entry in ChineseDict lists "currency unit" as a meaning.