元 yuán — yuan (the unit of Chinese money)
yuán (second tone, rising)yuan2
yuan (the unit of Chinese money)
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Meanings
yuan (the unit of Chinese money)
The yuan. It is the written form — price tags, receipts and bank forms all say 元 — while people say 块 out loud for exactly the same money.
measure
Example sentences
- 这本书三十元。這本書三十元。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) běn (third tone, dipping) shū (first tone, high and level) sānshí (first tone, high and level) yuán. (second tone, rising)···
This book costs thirty yuan.
- 一公斤苹果五元，不贵。一公斤蘋果五元，不貴。Yì (fourth tone, falling) gōngjīn (first tone, high and level) píngguǒ (second tone, rising) wǔ (third tone, dipping) yuán, (second tone, rising) bú (second tone, rising) guì. (fourth tone, falling)···
A kilo of apples is five yuan — that’s not expensive.
Common mistakes
Not quite这个多少元？
Correct这个多少钱？
Asking the price uses 钱, not the unit: 多少钱. 元 appears in the answer — 三十元 — and even then people usually say 三十块 aloud.