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yen

/jɛn/

Meanings
noun

日元

The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

Examples :

"My aunt in Japan sent me 5,000 yen for my birthday. "
我在日本的阿姨寄给我五千日元作为生日礼物。
nation value economy finance business

Related Words

Illustration currency

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

货币，流通货币

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

北美洲原住民曾使用贝壳珠作为流通货币。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration anxieties

anxieties noun

/æŋˈzaɪəɾiz/ /æŋˈzaɪəɾiz/

焦虑，忧虑，不安。

"The upcoming exam filled her with anxieties about failing the course. "

即将到来的考试让她充满了对考试不及格的焦虑和不安。

Illustration symbol

symbol noun

/ˈsɪmbəl/

符号，象征。

"$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries."

$ 是美国和一些其他国家表示美元的符号。

Illustration desire

desire noun

/dɪˈzaɪə/ /diˈzaɪɚ/

渴望，愿望。

"It is my desire to speak with you."

我渴望能和你谈谈。

Illustration bicycle

bicycle noun

/ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/

自行车，脚踏车

"My son rode his bicycle to school this morning. "

今天早上我儿子骑自行车去上学了。

Illustration divided

divided verb

/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/ /dəˈvaɪdɪd/

分开，分割

"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

一堵墙把两栋房子分隔开；一条小溪把两个镇子分割开。

Illustration birthday

birthday noun

/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/

生日, 诞辰

"My sister's birthday is next week, and we're planning a party. "

我妹妹的生日下个星期就到了，我们正在计划一个派对。

Illustration strong

strong adjective

/stɹɑŋ/ /stɹɒŋ/ /stɹɔŋ/

强壮，健壮。

"a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

一个身材高大，非常强壮的男人；杰克又高又壮。

Illustration addict

addict noun

/ˈæ.dɪkt/ /əˈ.dɪkt/

瘾君子，上瘾者.

"He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies."

他对巧克力饼干上了瘾，简直是个瘾君子。

Illustration since

since adverb

/sɪns/

自从，自...以来

"A short/long time since"

自从不久/很久以前

Illustration yearning

yearning verb

/ˈjɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈjɝnɪŋ/

渴望，向往

"All I yearn for is a simple life."

我渴望的不过是简单的生活。