yuán

Novice Level 1 ★ Core word
Measure word

Definition

  1. surname Yuan
  2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
  3. currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
  4. (bound form) first; original; primary
  5. (bound form) basic; fundamental
  6. (bound form) constituent; part
  7. (prefix) meta-
  8. (math.) argument; variable
  9. era (of a reign)
  10. (Tw) (geology) eon

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Example

這個五十元。

This costs fifty dollars.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).