yín
yuán

common
noun
historical

Meaning of 银元

银元 means silver dollar; silver coin (historical Chinese currency). Pronounced yín yuán.

  • silver dollar; silver coin (historical Chinese currency)

Definitions & Examples

ye
liú
xià
le
hěn
duō
mín
guó
shí
de
yín
yuán
 

My grandfather left behind many silver dollars from the Republican era.

shí
hou
kuài
yín
yuán
néng
mǎi
sān
shí
jīn
 

Back then, one silver dollar could buy thirty jin of rice.

Zhè
méi
yín
yuán
shàng
zhe
yuán
shì
kǎi
de
tóu
xiàng
 

This silver dollar has a portrait of Yuan Shikai engraved on it.