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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Prices of Mona vehicles in China start at just 119,000 Chinese yuan ($16,690).
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Dangbei has a 4K projector rated at 6,200 ISO lumens in a similar price range (15,999 yuan, approx.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
As mainland China has banned crypto trading and mining, the success of the stablecoin ecosystem in the city, as the country’s testing ground, could pave the way for an offshore yuan-backed token and further adoption of the technology eventually.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Revenue increased 204 percent year-on-year to 13.88 billion yuan (approximately $1.93 billion) in the first half of 2025, according to an earnings statement cited by Bloomberg.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Dangbei has a 4K projector rated at 6,200 ISO lumens in a similar price range (15,999 yuan, approx.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
As mainland China has banned crypto trading and mining, the success of the stablecoin ecosystem in the city, as the country’s testing ground, could pave the way for an offshore yuan-backed token and further adoption of the technology eventually.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Revenue increased 204 percent year-on-year to 13.88 billion yuan (approximately $1.93 billion) in the first half of 2025, according to an earnings statement cited by Bloomberg.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 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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