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元

yuán

HSK 1 · word 447 of 3,000

Meaning

• currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
• (bound form) first; original; primary
• (bound form) basic; fundamental

Example sentence

Words containing 元

• 单元 dān yuán unit (forming an entity)
• 美元 Měi yuán American dollar; US dollar
• 公元 gōng yuán CE (Common Era)

Learned around the same time

• 有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes
• 有些 yǒu xiē some
• 有用 yǒu yòng useful
• 右 yòu (bound form) right; right-hand side
• 右边 yòu bian right side
• 雨 yǔ rain
• 远 yuǎn far
• 月 yuè moon
• 再 zài again; once more; re-
• 再见 zài jiàn goodbye
• 在 zài to exist; to be alive
• 在家 zài jiā to be at home

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