renminbi
plural noun
ren·min·bi
ˈren-ˈmin-ˈbē 
variants
or Renminbi
: the official currency of the People's Republic of China consisting of yuan
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The Russian leader lauded the two countries’ use of rubles and renminbi to settle trade to circumvent U.S. restrictions on using dollars.
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Paul Sonne, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The share of Russia’s imports invoiced in Chinese renminbi jumped from three percent in 2021 to 20 percent in 2022.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Paul Sonne, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The share of Russia’s imports invoiced in Chinese renminbi jumped from three percent in 2021 to 20 percent in 2022.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Renminbi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renminbi. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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