元 yuán
“currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original”
measure wordHSK 2 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
元 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 268: 元 yuán — Level 1; official annotation 1 (量). PDF page 86
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用法How to use 元
元 is the standard measure word for Chinese money, meaning “yuan.” It is used after a number to give a price or amount, and it is more formal or written than 块. The common pattern is number + 元, as in 三十元.
例句Example sentences
- 这本书三十元。zhè běn shū sān shí yuán.This book is thirty yuan.
- 我有五十元。wǒ yǒu wǔ shí yuán.I have fifty yuan.
- 一斤苹果五元。yì jīn píng guǒ wǔ yuán.A jin of apples is five yuan.
义项All meanings
- Yuán: surname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- yuán: currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent