Transcription
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- [yoo-ahn; Chinese yyahn]
- /yuˈɑn; Chinese yüɑn/
- /jʊˈɑːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoo-ahn; Chinese yyahn]
- /yuˈɑn; Chinese yüɑn/
Definitions of yuan word
- noun yuan the Mongol dynasty in China, 1260–1368, founded by Kublai Khan. 1
- noun yuan Yüen. 1
- noun yuan The basic monetary unit of China, equal to 10 jiao or 100 fen. 1
- noun yuan currency of China 1
- countable noun yuan The yuan is the unit of money that is used in the People's Republic of China. 0
- countable noun yuan The yuan is also used to refer to the Chinese currency system. 0
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Origin of yuan
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; < Chinese yuán literally, round, circular; cf. yen1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Yuan
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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yuan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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