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元 (yuán) — (classifier) yuan, the basic unit of Chinese currency

Definition

元 (yuán) is the classifier used when counting units of Chinese money (e.g. 五元, 十元). It is not a general-purpose counter — always appears with money amounts.

classifier
yuanthe basic unit of Chinese currency
Easily confused

Examples

  • 元。
    Zhè běn shū shì shí yuán.
    This book is ten yuan.
  • 元。
    Wǒ yǒu wǔ yuán qián.
    I have five yuan.
  • 元。
    Yí gè píng guǒ liǎng yuán.
    One apple costs two yuan.
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