How to use 元 (yuán) in Mandarin Chinese?

元 yuán GRAMMAR

HSK 1 · Grammar note

元 — how to use it in Chinese

yuan (Chinese currency)

Quantity and measure

Explanation

Basic Chinese monetary unit; 块 is the equivalent colloquial form.

Example sentences

这个 zhè ge 十 shí 元 yuán

This costs ten yuan.

一杯 yì bēi 咖啡 kā fēi 二十 èr shí 元 yuán

A cup of coffee costs twenty yuan.

我 wǒ 买 mǎi 这本书 zhè běn shū 花 huā 了 le 三十 sān shí 元 yuán

I spent thirty yuan on this book.

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