renminbi

plural noun

ren·​min·​bi ˈren-ˈmin-ˈbē How to pronounce renminbi (audio)
variants or Renminbi
: the official currency of the People's Republic of China consisting of yuan

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Full renminbi convertibility, which is the premise buried inside Allaire's three-to-five-year forecast and which would constitute a different Chinese financial system entirely. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 But financial market restrictions have kept the renminbi’s share of global foreign exchange reserves to low single-digit percentages. — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026 The opening game of the Fuping county league season in May generated over 200,000 renminbi (nearly $30,000) in consumer spending, event officials told CNN. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Brad Setser, a former US Treasury official, challenged the consensus view that China is artificially propping up the value of the renminbi. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for renminbi

Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Beijing) rénmínbì, from rénmín people + bì currency

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of renminbi was in 1957

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“Renminbi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renminbi. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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