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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The problem for Russia, of course, is that this trade with China will increasingly occur with prices dictated by Beijing and payable in yuan.
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Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Firms listed in mainland China repurchased 120 billion yuan ($16.6 billion) worth of stocks, more than doubling the amount spent in 2022, according to government statistics.
—Laura He, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
The dollar remained strong against the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, a trend that has unsettled regulators in both Tokyo and Beijing.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Infrastructure spending was mentioned, one trillion yuan ($132.9 billion) worth of it.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Though some use vegetable oil to supplement their tang yuan filling, Lee is a traditionalist, delicately crushing his black sesame with lard to create a gooey filling that spills out of its white shell.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
Unlike its peers, Li Auto has no plans to cut prices, pledging to release cars above the 200,000 yuan price point ($27,800) threshold, which is traditionally the cut-off between mass market and premium models.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Mar. 2024
Total outstanding yuan loans grew by 9.7% last month, a record low in data going back to 2003, according to Bloomberg.
—Mary Hui, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Models of the brand, to be launched within the next month, will be priced between 100,000 yuan and 150,000 yuan ($14,000 to $21,000), Xpeng Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng told an industry event in Beijing on Saturday, the company posted on its official WeChat account.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Firms listed in mainland China repurchased 120 billion yuan ($16.6 billion) worth of stocks, more than doubling the amount spent in 2022, according to government statistics.
—Laura He, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
The dollar remained strong against the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, a trend that has unsettled regulators in both Tokyo and Beijing.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Infrastructure spending was mentioned, one trillion yuan ($132.9 billion) worth of it.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Though some use vegetable oil to supplement their tang yuan filling, Lee is a traditionalist, delicately crushing his black sesame with lard to create a gooey filling that spills out of its white shell.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
Unlike its peers, Li Auto has no plans to cut prices, pledging to release cars above the 200,000 yuan price point ($27,800) threshold, which is traditionally the cut-off between mass market and premium models.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Mar. 2024
Total outstanding yuan loans grew by 9.7% last month, a record low in data going back to 2003, according to Bloomberg.
—Mary Hui, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Models of the brand, to be launched within the next month, will be priced between 100,000 yuan and 150,000 yuan ($14,000 to $21,000), Xpeng Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng told an industry event in Beijing on Saturday, the company posted on its official WeChat account.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
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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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