美元
Měi yuán
Pinyin

Definition

美元
 - 
Měi yuán
  1. American dollar
  2. US dollar

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

元
Yuán
  1. 1 surname Yuan
  2. 2 the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
完美
wán měi
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 perfection
  3. 3 perfectly
美
Měi
  1. 1 the Americas
  2. 2 abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]
  3. 3 USA
  4. 4 abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó]
美人
měi rén
  1. 1 beauty
  2. 2 belle
美国
Měi guó
  1. 1 United States
  2. 2 USA
  3. 3 US

Idioms (20)

一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
  1. 1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那我就来科普一下了，SDR货币篮子里头原来有，美元、欧元、英镑、日元这四种货币。它是在二战后的布雷顿森林体系出现危机后应运而生的新的货币体系。
nà wǒ jiù lái kēpǔ yīxià le ，SDR huòbì lánzi lǐtóu yuánlái yǒu ，měiyuán 、Ōuyuán 、yīngbàng 、rìyuán zhè sì zhǒng huòbì 。tā shì zài èrzhàn hòu de bùléidùnsēnlín tǐxì chūxiàn wēijī hòu yīngyùnérshēng de xīn de huòbì tǐxì 。
OK, I'll give you a lesson in popular economics. The SDR currencies basket originally included four currencies, the US dollar, the Euro, the British Pound and the yen. It was a new currency system that took root in the wake of the crisis in the Bretton Woods system after World War II.
Go to Lesson 
哈，算是吧。其次，个人跨境投资会更便捷，到国外置业，去境外炒股都可以直接使用人民币。最后，企业进出口商品、跨境交易投资可采用人民币计价，降低了汇率风险和汇兑成本，为美元波动“牵肠挂肚”将成历史。
hā ，suàn shì ba 。qícì ，gèrén kuàjìng tóuzī huì gèng biànjié ，dào guówài zhì yè ，qù jìngwài chǎogǔ dōu kěyǐ zhíjiē shǐyòng rénmínbì 。zuìhòu ，qǐyè jìnchūkǒu shāngpǐn 、kuàjìng jiāoyì tóuzī kě cǎiyòng rénmínbì jìjià ，jiàngdī le huìlǜ fēngxiǎn hé huìduì chéngběn ，wèi měiyuán bōdòng “qiānchángguàdù ”jiāng chéng lìshǐ 。
Ha, it seems like it. Also, individual cross-border investments will be more convenient, and when starting a business abroad, or speculating on stocks abroad you can use the renminbi. And finally, the settlement of company imports and exports and international transactions can be done through renminbi, lowering the exchange rate risks and remittance costs, so the days of stressing out over fluctuations in the US dollar are over.
Go to Lesson 
研究分析师表示，近期美元走贬，也让全球股市为之一振，只要这个态势不变，美股短期都是利多态势。
yánjiū fēnxīshī biǎoshì ，jìnqī měiyuán zǒubiǎn ，yě ràng quánqiú gǔshì wéizhīyīzhèn ，zhǐyào zhè ge tàishì bùbiàn ，měi gǔ duǎnqī dōu shì lì duō tàishì 。
A research analyst stated that recently the US dollar has depreciated, giving a boost to the global stock markets. If this trend doesn't change, US stocks will all gain in the short term.
Go to Lesson 
巴西政府官员三日宣布，资助国博二百四十万美元，用于重建。
Bāxī zhèngfǔ guānyuán sānrì xuānbù ，zīzhù guóbó èr bǎi sìshí wàn Měiyuán ，yòngyú chóngjiàn 。
Brazilian government officials announced on the 3rd that they would fund US$2.4 million for reconstruction of the museum.
Go to Lesson 
巴西国家发展银行四日宣布，为全国的博物馆提供六百万美元资金，升级安全和消防系统。
Bāxī guójiā fāzhǎn yínháng sìrì xuānbù ，wèi quánguó de bówùguǎn tígōng liù bǎiwàn Měiyuán zījīn ，shēngjí ānquán hé xiāofáng xìtǒng 。
Brazil’s National Development Bank announced on the 4th that it will provide six million dollars for museums across the country to upgrade safety and fire protection systems.
Go to Lesson 
明年年初上市，349美元。
míngnián nián chū shàngshì ，sānbǎisìshíjiǔ měiyuán 。
It goes on the market at the beginning of next year. It's 349 US dollars.
Go to Lesson 
不是，是小费的事情。我记得你说过，在美国接受别人的服务就要付小费。所以我处处小心，时刻准备着钱。结果最后在机场，人家帮我拿了一下行李。我却正好没零钱了，只能给了一张20美元！
bùshì ，shì xiǎofèi de shìqing 。wǒ jìde nǐ shuō guo ，zài Měiguó jiēshòu biérén de fúwù jiù yào fù xiǎofèi 。suǒyǐ wǒ chùchù xiǎoxīn ，shíkè zhǔnbèi zhe qián 。jiéguǒ zuìhòu zài jīchǎng ，rénjiā bāng wǒ ná le yīxià xíngli 。wǒ què zhènghǎo méi língqián le ，zhǐnéng gěi le yī zhāng èrshí měiyuán ！
No. It's something to do with tips. I remember you said that in America if someone provides you with service you need to tip. So I was very careful, and always had a bit of money prepared. In the end, I was at the airport and someone helped me carry my bags. However, I didn't have any change. I could only give him a 20 dollar bill!
Go to Lesson 
这里，我们可以看到X420的预计销售额，在2011年是200万美元。不过我想说，这实在是一个很保守的估计。
zhèlǐ ，wǒmen kěyǐ kàndào X sì\'èrlíng de yùjì xiāoshòu \'é ，zài èrlíngyīyīnián shì liǎngbǎi wàn měiyuán 。bùguò wǒ xiǎng shuō ，zhè shízài shì yī gè hěn bǎoshǒu de gūjì 。
Here we can see the projected sales volume of the x420 in 2011 is two million dollars. However, I'd like to mention that in actuality this is a very conservative estimate.
Go to Lesson 
好，一共是30美元。我们不收信用卡，只收现金。楼下有ATM。
hǎo ，yīgòng shì sānshí měiyuán 。wǒmen bù shōu xìnyòngkǎ ，zhǐ shōu xiànjīn 。lóuxià yǒu ATM 。
OK. The total is 30 US dollars. We don't accept credit cards, only cash. There's an ATM downstairs.
Go to Lesson 
美国的货币是美元。
Měiguó de huòbì shì Měiyuán 。
America's currency is American dollars.
Go to Lesson