yuan

BrE /juːˈɑːn/ AmE /jwæn/

noun en → es

1 CURRENCY [singular] B2

the basic unit of money in China, equal to 10 jiao or 100 fen.

yuan chino

Collocations Chinese yuan

The exchange rate is 7.5 yuan to the dollar.

La tasa de cambio es de 7,5 yuanes por dólar.

2 HISTORICAL [singular] C1

an old Chinese unit of weight equal to one-third of a jin.

onza china (antigua)

Collocations historical yuan

The historical yuan was used as a unit of weight.

El yuan histórico se utilizaba como unidad de peso.