元
yuán
Pinyin
Definition
元
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- currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
- first
- original
- primary
- fundamental
- constituent
- part
- era (of a reign)
- meta- (prefix)
- (math.) argument
- variable
- (Tw) (geology) eon
元
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- surname Yuan
- the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
Character Decomposition
Compounds (18)
- 1 to finish
- 2 to be over
- 3 whole
- 4 complete
- 5 entire
- 1 far
- 2 distant
- 3 remote
- 4 (intensifier in a comparison) by far
- 5 much (lower etc)
- 1 to distance oneself from (classical)
- 1 surname Yuan
- 1 land used for growing plants
- 2 site used for public recreation
- 3 abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
Related Words (20)
- 1 surname Yuan
- 2 the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 1 Lantern Festival
- 2 night of the 15th of the first lunar month
- 3 see also: 元夜 yuán yè
- 4 sticky rice dumplings
- 1 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
- 1 Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dān dōng shì], Liaoning
- 1 New Year's Day
Idioms (3)
一元复始
- 1 a new year begins (idiom)
元恶大憝
- 1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
行行出状元
- 1 lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence
Sample Sentences
元
Chinese Yuan
八元
eight yuan
八十元
eighty yuan
听你这么说,我也决定要精打细算了。就先从逛十元店开始吧!
After listening to you, I’ve decided to be budget conscious. Let’s visit the $10 store next!
还逛十元店?你真是个无可救药的购物狂。
Still want to shop at the $10 store? You are really an incorrigible shopaholic.
我看看啊,“50元代金劵仅限外卖自取”,外卖居然不支持送餐,你是在逗我玩儿吗?
Let me see. $50 voucher limited to self pick up takeaway. Takeouts limited to self pick up, are you joking?
真是抱歉,是我的疏忽,要不…作为补偿,送您50元的外卖优惠券吧,我们下个月起就支持网上订餐了。
I’m very sorry for my negligence. As a compensation, please accept this $50 voucher for takeaway orders when our online ordering service is available.
好的。签半年的月费是800元,办卡手续费是50元。您可以选择每个月付800元或是一次性付清半年费用,有9折优惠。
Ok. The monthly fee for half a year is 800 yuan, and the card handling fee is 50 yuan. You can choose to pay 800 yuan per month or get a 10% off when you pay the half-year fee in a lump sum.
三百五十元。
350 yuan.
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