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Chinese dictionary
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measure wordthe monetary unit
一元钱
one yuan
美元
US dollar
日元
Japanese yen
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adj.fmlfirst; primary
元月
the first month of the year
元旦
New Year's Day
元年
first year
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n.fmlelement; unit; component
元素
element
多元论
pluralism
二元论
dualism
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adj.fmlchief; principal
元老
founding member
元帅
marshal
元凶
prime culprit
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adj.fmlbasic; fundamental: vital
元音
vowel
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n.fmlYuan, a surname
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n.fmlYuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
元朝
the Yuan dynasty
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n.a coin of fixed value and weight
银元
silver
Words and phrases with 元
- 元规则[word]meta-rule
- 元鱼[word]soft-shelled turtle
- 元宵[word]night of the 15th of the first lunar month; sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour for the Lantern Festival
- 元朝[word]the Yuan Dynasty
- 元首[word]monarch; head of state
- 元数据[word]metadata
- 元明粉[word]Glauber's salt
- 元认知[word]metacognition
- 元语言[word]metalanguage
- 元方季方[idiom]praising the two brothers both having ability and political integrity
- 元元本本[idiom]same as 原原本本
- 元恶大憝[idiom]chief criminal and great enemy
- 元龙高卧[idiom]negligent in attending to one's guests