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元
yuán
Description
"元"是中国钱的单位，一元等于十角。
"元" is a unit of Chinese currency; one 元 equals ten jiao.
它也可以表示"开始"或"第一"，比如"元旦"就是新年的第一天。
It can also mean "beginning" or "first," as in "元旦," which is the first day of the new year.
Meanings
元yuán
yuan (Chinese unit of money)
这本书三十元。
This book costs thirty yuan.
元yuán
first; beginning; original
一月一日是元旦。
January 1st is New Year's Day.
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Notes
- Nuance
in spoken Chinese people often say 块 instead of 元 for money.
- Etymology
元 originally means "head" or "first," extended to "beginning" and later a currency unit.
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