From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishyuanyu‧an /jʊˈɑːn/ noun (plural yuan) [countable] PECthe standard unit of money in China
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yuan• In June compulsory purchase bonds worth 12,000 million yuan were issued.• Support for loss-making state enterprises had also been a drain on the budget, with over 50,000 million yuan spent on subsidies.• The 9.57 percent devaluation lowered the value of the yuan from US$1.00 to US$1.00 yuan.Origin yuan (1900-2000) Chinese “round” 