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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Pan said the rate cut is expected to save homeowners more than 20 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) annually in interest costs, easing the financial burden on households, amid recent signs of fragile recovery in the property markets of China's top-tier cities.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Chairman Wang projected in March that Pop Mart’s total sales could grow 50% year-on-year to over 20 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) in 2025.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Last year, the Chinese toymaker’s annual revenues in the region grew by 619% to over 2.4 billion yuan ($309 million).
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Indeed, on Tuesday China’s central bank set its reference rate for the Chinese yuan at the lowest level since September 2023 – a move considered a warning signal to Washington.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Chairman Wang projected in March that Pop Mart’s total sales could grow 50% year-on-year to over 20 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) in 2025.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Last year, the Chinese toymaker’s annual revenues in the region grew by 619% to over 2.4 billion yuan ($309 million).
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Indeed, on Tuesday China’s central bank set its reference rate for the Chinese yuan at the lowest level since September 2023 – a move considered a warning signal to Washington.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 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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