
Yuan
Monetary Value
Yuan can be used to express prices and costs in China, like dollars in the USA.
This book costs 30 yuan.
Currency Abbreviation
Yuan can be abbreviated as 'CNY' when discussing international currency exchange.
The current exchange rate is 0.15 USD to 1 CNY.
Pronunciation Clarity
Be careful with pronunciation; 'yuan' should not sound like 'yen', which is Japanese currency.
He mispronounced 'yuan', confusing it with 'yen'. Compare with
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