元

Pronunciation : yuán [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : first; primary. (adj) chief; principal. (adj) fundamental; basic. (adj) component; unit. (n) coins. (n) dollar; buck. (measure word) Radical : 二 Strokes : 4 Traditional : 元 Usage : 30.7%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

元首 yuán shǒu

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monarch; sovereign; head of state

2.

元帅 yuán shuài

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marshal

3.

元宵 yuán xiāo

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night of the 15th of the 1st lunar month

4.

单元 dān yuán

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unit

5.

公元 gōng yuán

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the Christian era

6.

状元 zhuàng yuán

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Number One Scholar, title conferred on the one who came first in the highest imperial examination

7.

行行出状元 háng háng chū zhuàng yuán

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every trade has its master

Sentences:

1. The family is a social unit. jiā tíng shì yī gè shè huì dān yuán 。 家 庭 是 一 个 社 会 单 元 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

家庭 : family 是 : is 一 : one 个 : measure word 社会 : social 单元 : unit

2. I exchanged US dollars into Macau dollars. wǒ yòng měi yuán duì huàn le xiē ào mén yuán 。 我 用 美 元 兑 换 了 些 澳 门 元 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我 : I 用 : use 美元 : US Dollar 兑换 : convert; exchange 了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place 些 : some 澳门元 : Macau Dollar

3. The lunch is $ 3.00 per person. wǔ cān fèi shì měi rén sān yuán 。 午 餐 费 是 每 人 三 元 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

午餐 : lunch 费 : fee 是 : is 每人 : every person 三 : three 元 : dollar

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