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元

yuán · yuan/Yuán · yuan

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Meaning

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yuán 元

  1. currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
  2. (bound form) first; original; primary
  3. (bound form) basic; fundamental
  4. (bound form) constituent; part
  5. (prefix) meta-
  6. (math.) argument; variable
  7. era (of a reign)
  8. (Tw) (geology) eon

Yuán 元

  1. surname Yuan
  2. Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
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Bear ears

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这(zhè)只(zhī)小熊(xiǎoxióng)多少(duōshao)元(yuán)？

    Boss, how much is this little bear?

  2. Liangliang

    一百(yībǎi)元(yuán)。

    One hundred yuan.

  3. Dengdeng

    太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)，十(shí)元(yuán)可以吗(kěyǐma)？

    Too expensive. Is ten yuan OK?

  4. Liangliang

    十(shí)元(yuán)只能(zhǐnéng)买(mǎi)它的(tāde)耳朵(ěrduo)。

    Ten yuan only buys its ears.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)两(liǎng)只(zhī)耳朵(ěrduo)，二十(èrshí)元(yuán)！

    OK, then I'll buy two ears for twenty yuan!

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01

我(wǒ)们(men)花(huā)一(yí)万(wàn)二(èr)千(qiān)元(yuán)买(mǎi)了(le)这(zhè)辆(liàng)车(chē)。

We bought this car for 12,000.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by sarefo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)瓶(píng)水(shuǐ)三(sān)块(kuài)钱(qián)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)了(le)五(wǔ)元(yuán)。

This bottle of water is three yuan; I gave five yuan.

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