How to say “yuan” in Chinese
yuan (currency)
“Yuan” in Chinese is 人民币, rén mín bì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
人民币 is read rén mín bì: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
人民币 — “people's money”, the yuan.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “人民币”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 人民币. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你带了多少人民币？nǐdàileduōshaorénmínbìHow much yuan did you bring?
- 今天人民币的汇率是多少？jīntiānrénmínbìdehuìlǜshìduōshaoWhat's the yuan exchange rate today?
- 人民币是中国的货币。rénmínbìshìZhōngguódehuòbìThe renminbi is China's currency.
More words from the lesson “Big numbers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “yuan” in Chinese?
“Yuan” in Chinese is 人民币, pinyin rénmínbì.
What does 人民币 mean?
人民币 (rénmínbì) means “yuan (currency)”.
How do you write 人民币?
人民币 is 3 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 民 (mín) — people, the public; 币 (bì) — money, coin. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 人民币?
人民币 is read rénmínbì. Tones: rén — second tone, mín — second tone, bì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“yuan” in the lesson “Big numbers”
This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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