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yuans

yuans is the plural of yuan.

Meaning of yuan

Noun (1)

yuan (plural yuan or yuans)

  1. The basic unit of money in China.
    • Sung paused to show me some of the notes. They were in issues of five yuan (a Chinese dollar, equal at this time to a little less than one American dollar), one yuan, twenty and ten cent denominations.1940, Evans Fordyce Carlson, “Test Tube for New China”, in Twin Stars of China: A Behind-the-Scenes Story of China's Valiant Struggle For Existence By A U. S. Marine who Lived & Moved with The...
    Synonyms:
    kuai, kwai

Noun (2)

yuan (plural yuan or yuans)

  1. (Taiwan) One of the five branches of the government of the Republic of China.

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Questions about yuans

What is yuans the plural of?
Yuans is the plural of yuan.

Words near yuans in the dictionary

  1. yuanjiangite
  2. Yuanli
  3. Yuanlin
  4. Yuanping
  5. Yuanqu
  6. yuans
  7. Yuanshan
  8. yuanyang
  9. yuanyang hudie
  10. yuanyang hudie pai
  11. yuanyangs

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