美
元

American dollar in Chinese: 美元 (měi yuán)

měi yuán

American dollar

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Definitions

  1. 1American dollar
  2. 2US dollar

Stroke order

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美
元

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄇㄟˇ

měi

ㄇ/ mㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 美元 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这本书要二十美元。

    zhè běn shū yào èr shí měi yuán。

    This book costs twenty dollars.

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Related words

元

yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)

美

měi

beautiful

美丽

měi lì

beautiful

单元

dān yuán

unit (forming an entity)

公元

gōng yuán

CE (Common Era)

美术

měi shù

art

完美

wán měi

perfect

优美

yōu měi

graceful

元旦

yuán dàn

New Year's Day

赞美

zàn měi

to admire

美好

měi hǎo

beautiful

美食

měi shí

culinary delicacy

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