Pronunciation
:
Meaning
:
(noun) dollar (Chinese currency unit)
HSK
:
1
Notes
:
Also as
块 (kuài) for real-life spoken Chinese. Native speakers almost always say “一块钱” instead of “一元钱”.
Related Word
:
毛 ，美元
元
Pronunciation
:
Meaning
:
(adj) first; primary
(adj) chief; principal
(adj) fundamental; basic
(noun) component; unit
(noun) coins
(noun) dollar; buck
Radical
:
二
Strokes
:
4
Traditional
:
元
Sentences:
他给了我五元。
He gave me five yuan.
他
:
he
给了
:
gave
我
:
me
五
:
five
元
:
yuan
一杯咖啡十元。
A cup of coffee is ten yuan.
一
:
one
杯
:
(measure word for cup)
咖啡
:
coffee
十
:
ten
元
:
yuan
这件衣服一百元。
This piece of clothing costs one hundred yuan.
这
:
this
件
:
(measure word for clothes)
衣服
:
clothing
一百
:
one hundred
元
:
yuan
午餐费是每人三元。
The lunch fee is three yuan per person.
午餐费
:
lunch fee
是
:
is
每人
:
each person
三
:
three
元
:
yuan
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