USD to CNY Converter (US Dollar to Chinese Yuan)

Renminbi, meaning "the people's currency," is the name of China's money and the yuan (元) is its unit; the ISO code is CNY, and the ¥ sign is shared with the Japanese yen. The People's Bank of China issues it. One yuan divides into 10 jiao or 100 fen.

Dollar-to-yuan conversions come up when Americans plan a trip to Beijing, Shanghai or Chengdu, pay a deposit to a factory in Guangdong or Zhejiang, budget a semester at a Chinese university, or compare a supplier quote written in yuan with one written in dollars.

How to use this tool

1. Type an amount in USD to see it in CNY, or type in the CNY box to convert the other way.
2. Read the rate line under the boxes: it shows the saved rate and its date.
3. Use the tables below for common amounts, or open the currency converter for any other currency.

Formula

CNY amount = USD amount × rate

USD amount = CNY amount ÷ rate

The rate is the value of 1 USD in CNY in the snapshot of 2026-11-10, read from a table of exchange rates against the US dollar. A bank's buying and selling rates sit on either side of this mid-market figure.

Example

Two conversions at the saved rate:

80 USD × 6.68658 = 534.93 CNY

1,000 CNY ÷ 6.68658 = 149.55 USD

USD to CNY table

Common amounts in USD converted to CNY at the saved rate of 2026-11-10.

CNY to USD table

The other direction, for amounts often quoted in CNY.

Paying in mainland China

Banknotes in the current fifth series run 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 yuan, and the coins in use are 1 yuan, 5 jiao and 1 jiao. In cities most shops, taxis and restaurants are paid through mobile apps that scan a QR code, so find out before you travel whether your card can be added to one of these apps, and keep some cash as a fallback.

The central bank describes the system as a managed float, guided by market supply and demand and set with reference to a basket of currencies. Before trading opens each business day, the China Foreign Exchange Trade System publishes a central parity rate for the yuan against the dollar and other major currencies.

Cash at the Chinese border

Travelers entering mainland China must declare yuan cash above 20,000 yuan, or foreign cash worth more than US$5,000. Foreign cash declared on arrival can be taken out again when you leave, so keep the declaration form with your passport.

Quick mental estimate

Multiply USD by 6.7 for a rough CNY figure: 20 USD → about 134 CNY. That factor is 0.2% above the saved rate.

Rates move every day, so recheck the rate line before you rely on a shortcut.