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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One item surpassed 10 million yuan in sales, three exceeded 5 million yuan, and 12 crossed the 1 million mark.
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Li Jun, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
By pouring money into these bonds and forcing up the value of the dollar relative to the yuan, China also forced the United States to run corresponding deficits.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025
As reported by the South China Morning Post, a project in Guangxi committed 126 million yuan, and Miee Auto in Hubei pledged over 100 million yuan.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
Last week, China's central bank governor Pan Gongsheng promoted the digital yuan, while taking a more conservative view of stablecoins than many expected, reaffirming Beijing's long-standing restrictions on speculative trading in virtual currencies.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Li Jun, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
By pouring money into these bonds and forcing up the value of the dollar relative to the yuan, China also forced the United States to run corresponding deficits.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025
As reported by the South China Morning Post, a project in Guangxi committed 126 million yuan, and Miee Auto in Hubei pledged over 100 million yuan.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
Last week, China's central bank governor Pan Gongsheng promoted the digital yuan, while taking a more conservative view of stablecoins than many expected, reaffirming Beijing's long-standing restrictions on speculative trading in virtual currencies.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 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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