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元
yuán
1.
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
2.
primary
3.
first
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一元
yīyuán
single variable (math.)
中元
Zhōngyuán
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
二元
èryuán
two yuan
位元
wèiyuán
bit (computing)
像元
xiàngyuán
pixel (remote sensing imagery)
元代
Yuándài
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
元件
yuánjiàn
element
元来
yuánlái
variant of [[原來|原来<yuánlái>]]
元凶
yuánxiōng
chief offender
元勋
yuánxūn
leading light
元勋
yuánxūn
leading light
元史
Yuánshǐ
History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories [[二十四史<ÈrshísìShǐ>]], compiled under Song Lian [[宋濂<SòngLián>]] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
元坝
Yuánbà
Yuanba district of Guangyuan city [[廣元市|广元市<Guǎngyuánshì>]], Sichuan
元夜
yuányè
Lantern Festival
元宵
yuánxiāo
Lantern Festival
元宝
Yuánbǎo
Yuanbao district of Dandong city [[丹東市|丹东市<Dāndōngshì>]], Liaoning
元宝
yuánbǎo
a silver or gold ingot
元山
Yuánshān
Wonsan city in Kangweon province [[江原道]] of North Korea
元帅
yuánshuài
marshal (in the army)
元年
yuánnián
first year of Emperor's reign
Example Sentences (6)
顾客朋友们，为了感谢大家的支持，我们书店今天举行“购书送好礼”活动，购书满100元送一个笔记本，满200元送一本词典。
Gùkè péngyǒu men, wèi le gǎnxiè dàjiā de zhīchí, wǒmen shūdiàn jīntiān jǔxíng "gòushū sòng hǎo lǐ" huódòng, gòushū mǎn 100 yuán sòng yī gè bǐjìběn, mǎn 200 yuán sòng yī běn cídiǎn.
Dear customers, to thank everyone for your support, our bookstore is holding a "Buy books, get gifts" event today: spend 100 yuan on books to get a notebook, and spend 200 yuan to get a dictionary.
Text 4
顾客朋友们，为了感谢大家的支持，我们书店今天举行“购书送好礼”活动，购书满100元送一个笔记本，满200元送一本词典。
Gùkè péngyǒu men, wèi le gǎnxiè dàjiā de zhīchí, wǒmen shūdiàn jīntiān jǔxíng "gòushū sòng hǎo lǐ" huódòng, gòushū mǎn 100 yuán sòng yī gè bǐjìběn, mǎn 200 yuán sòng yī běn cídiǎn.
Dear customers, to thank everyone for your support, our bookstore is holding a "Buy books, get gifts" event today: spend 100 yuan on books to get a notebook, and spend 200 yuan to get a dictionary.
Text 4
好呀，这家超市的蛋糕又便宜又好吃，一块只要2.99元。
Hǎo ya, zhè jiā chāoshì de dàngāo yòu piányi yòu hǎochī, yí kuài zhǐ yào 2.99 yuán.
Sure, the cakes at this supermarket are cheap and delicious; one piece is only 2.99 yuan.
Text 3
另外，马经理让我告诉大家一个好消息，因为大家按时完成了工作，公司决定这个月给每人多发三千元奖金。
Lìngwài, mǎ jīnglǐ ràng wǒ gàosu dàjiā yí gè hǎo xiāoxi, yīnwèi dàjiā ànshí wánchéng le gōngzuò, gōngsī juédìng zhège yuè gěi měi rén duō fā sān qiān yuán jiǎngjīn.
Also, Manager Ma asked me to tell everyone some good news: because everyone finished the work on time, the company has decided to give each person an extra 3,000 yuan bonus this month.
Text 4
如果购书满500元可免费办会员卡，以后购书可打8折。
Ruguo goushu man 500 yuan ke mianfei ban huiyuanka, yihou goushu ke da 8 zhe.
If you spend 500 yuan on books, you can get a free membership card; future book purchases are 20% off.
Text 4
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 369
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,237 of 84,292