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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Some have received up to 500,000 yuan (about $73,000) for their help, according to CBS News' partner network BBC News.
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Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Those rates have resulted in payments between 40,000 and 100,0000 yuan ($7,300 to $147,000) per household.
—Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Jiankui spent three years in prison and was fined three million yuan (about $430,000 at the time) for violating medical regulations.
—Laura Dattaro, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Rural residents of the province had per capita income of 13,052 yuan ($1,927) in 2020, while rural residents in China's wealthy province Zhejiang had income of 31,930 yuan ($4,714) in 2020.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Those rates have resulted in payments between 40,000 and 100,0000 yuan ($7,300 to $147,000) per household.
—Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Jiankui spent three years in prison and was fined three million yuan (about $430,000 at the time) for violating medical regulations.
—Laura Dattaro, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Rural residents of the province had per capita income of 13,052 yuan ($1,927) in 2020, while rural residents in China's wealthy province Zhejiang had income of 31,930 yuan ($4,714) in 2020.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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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
see red sense 4
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