元

yuán

HSK 1

元 — yuán

1. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

   元朝很有名。 yuáncháo hěn yǒumíng — The Yuan dynasty is very famous.

2. currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)

   这本书要价一百元。 zhè běnshū yàojià yìbǎiyuán — This book costs one hundred yuan.

3. first; original; primary (bound form)

   国家元首将出席这次会议。 guójiāyuánshǒu jiāng chūxí zhècì huìyì — The head of state will attend this conference.

4. basic; fundamental; constituent (bound form)

   元件是电子器件的基本组成部分。 yuánjiàn shì diànziqìjiàn de jīběn zǔchéngbùfèn — A component (yuanjian) is a basic part of an electronic device.

5. prefix meaning meta- (bound form)

   每条新闻都附有详细的元数据。 měi tiáo xīnwén dōu fùyǒu xiángxì de yuán shùjù — Each news item is attached with detailed metadata.

6. argument; variable (mathematics)

   这个方程有两个未知元。 zhège fāngchéng yǒu liǎnggè wèizhī yuán — This equation has two unknown variables.

7. era (of a reign); (Taiwan, geology) eon

   汉武帝在位的元年是公元前140年。 hànwǔdì zàiwèi de yuánnián shì gōngyuánqián 1 4 0 nián — The first year of Emperor Wu of Han's reign was 140 BC.

8. surname Yuan

   元先生昨天来访。 yuán xiānshēng zuótiān láifǎng — Mr. Yuan visited yesterday.