美元

měiyuán

Traditional: 美元

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Translation

US dollar

Word origin

A compound of 美 short for 美国 America and 元 the word for a unit of currency, together the American dollar. It names the US dollar.

Origin
compound
Root
美 (měi, America) + 元 (yuán, currency unit)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 美

Stroke order for 元

Examples

This book costs five US dollars.

He exchanged some US dollars.

huì

The dollar exchange rate has changed.

The ticket is twenty US dollars.

kuǎn

He paid in US dollars.

美元 (měiyuán) means US dollar. The 美 stands for 美国, America, and 元 is the generic currency unit.

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This word is part of lesson 24.