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nguyên

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nguyên means yuan.

Chinese characters: 元

Meanings of nguyên in English

Noun

  1. yuan

Adjective

  1. integral
    • phần nguyênthe integral part of a decimal fraction
  2. intact or unchanged
    • Tiền mày gửi vẫn còn nguyên.The money you sent is still all there.
  3. related to the plaintiff

Prefix

  1. former
    • nguyên Chủ tịch nước…former President…
    • nguyên Tổng bí thư…former General Secretary…

Words with nguyên

Example sentences with nguyên

  • Chúng ta đang sống trong kỷ nguyên của máy tính. We are living in the era of computers.
  • Trong tiếng Thổ Nhĩ Kì, động từ "to be" không có dạng nguyên thể và được diễn tả thông qua hậu tố cho từng ngôi. In Turkish, the verb "to be" has no infinitive form and is expressed through suffixes for each person.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 元 (“first; former”). The monetary sense is from modern Mandarin 元 (yuán), which was artificially made into a simplified form of 圓 /圆 (yuán, viên).

Frequently asked questions

What does nguyên mean in English?

nguyên (noun) means "yuan".

How do you pronounce nguyên?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋwiən˧˧]; Saigon [ŋwiəŋ˧˧]. Tones: nguyên — level tone (ngang).

Is nguyên a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. nguyên is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 元.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.