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CNY to USD – Chinese Yuan to US Dollar Converter

Convert Chinese yuan to US dollars at today's reference rate, or at your bank's rate to see what the conversion really costs. Also searched as yuan to usd and cny to dollar.

Chinese Yuan

US Dollar

CNY

Reference rate (2026-10-20). Type your own rate to use it.

More options: bank or card markup and fees
%

Bank or card margin on the rate.

CNY

Taken off the amount first.

CNY to USD

$149.75

for ¥1,000.00

1 CNY =

0.14975 USD

1 USD = 6.67800 CNY

USD to CNY

¥6,678.00

for $1,000.00

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  1. Market quote1 USD = 6.67800 CNY
  2. Convert CNY to USD¥1,000.00 ÷ 6.67800 = $149.75

Rates from ECB, exchangerate-api.com, gold-api.com, CoinGecko, FX reference 2026-10-20, checked 16:14 UTC. Use your broker's live quote to trade.

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CNY to USD exchange rate today

1 CNY = 0.14975 USD

1 USD = 6.67800 CNY

Source: ECB reference rate, 20 Oct 2026. Updated hourly. This is the mid-market rate: banks and cards add a markup on top.

CNY to USD conversion table

Chinese Yuan to US Dollar, at 1 CNY = 0.14975 USD.
CNYUSD
10.14975
50.74873
101.50
253.74
507.49
10014.97
25037.44
50074.87
1,000149.75
5,000748.73
10,0001,497.45
50,0007,487.27
100,00014,974.54
US Dollar to Chinese Yuan, at 1 USD = 6.67800 CNY.
USDCNY
16.68
533.39
1066.78
25166.95
50333.90
100667.80
2501,669.50
5003,339.00
1,0006,678.00
5,00033,390.00
10,00066,780.00
50,000333,900.00
100,000667,800.00

What a bank or card markup costs on 1,000 CNY

At the market rate 1,000 CNY is 149.75 USD. Banks, card issuers and transfer services rarely give you that rate: they add a markup and keep the difference.

MarkupRate you get (USD per CNY)You receive (USD)Cost (USD)Cost (CNY)
0.5%0.14900149.000.748735.00
1%0.14825148.251.5010.00
2%0.14675146.752.9920.00
3%0.14525145.254.4930.00

About the Chinese Yuan and the US Dollar

The Chinese Yuan (CNY, CN¥) is the currency of China; the US Dollar (USD, $) is the currency of United States. The CNY/USD rate tells you how many US dollars one chinese yuan buys: 0.14975 today, so 100 CNY is 14.97 USD.

Both currencies are priced against the US dollar, so this cross rate is USD per USD divided by CNY per USD. The currency converter above lets you change the amount, type your bank's rate or add a fee to see the real cost of a transfer.

Frequently asked questions

How much is 1 CNY in USD today?

1 CNY is 0.14975 USD at the ECB reference rate of 20 Oct 2026. 100 CNY is 14.97 USD and 1,000 CNY is 149.75 USD. The rate on this page refreshes every hour.

What is the USD to CNY rate?

1 USD is 6.67800 CNY, the inverse of the CNY to USD rate (1 ÷ 0.14975). 1,000 USD is 6,678.00 CNY. The USD to CNY page has the full table in that direction.

How much is 1,000 CNY in USD?

1,000 CNY is 149.75 USD at the market rate. At a bank or card that adds a 2% markup you would get about 146.75 USD and pay 2.99 USD (20.00 CNY) in hidden conversion cost.

Why is my bank's CNY to USD rate different?

This page shows a reference rate: the mid-market price, with no profit margin for the bank. Banks, card issuers and money transfer services sell US dollars at a worse rate and keep the difference, typically 0.5% to 3% on top of any fixed fee. Enter your bank's rate in the converter above to see exactly what you lose.

Where do these rates come from and how often are they updated?

Fiat rates come from the European Central Bank's daily reference rates where the ECB publishes them, and from exchangerate-api.com for the other currencies. The page is rebuilt every hour, so the rate is at most about an hour old. For Chinese Yuan to US Dollar the current source is the ECB reference rate of 20 Oct 2026.

Is "yuan to usd" or "cny to dollar" the same as CNY to USD?

Yes. Chinese Yuan (CNY) is the currency of China and US Dollar (USD) is the currency of United States; "yuan to usd", "cny to dollar" are the same conversion written with the everyday name of the currency. The ISO codes CNY and USD are what banks and exchanges use.

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Note: rates are reference rates for information and are not an offer to exchange currency; the rate you get from a bank, card or transfer service will differ.

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