钱
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Definitions
- 1. coin
- 2. money
- 3. unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liǎng]
Words Containing 钱
valuable
price
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
to pay
to make money
to save money
secret purse
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
to lose money
to earn money
money
purse
wealth
pocket money
change (of money)
nothing for nothing
to put money above everything else
high quality at bargain price
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
not worth a penny; utterly worthless
stingy; penny-pinching
of little value
to be penniless
to spend money recklessly
to pay up
to pay money
gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)
commission
salary
two bits
to borrow money; to lend money
decagram
wasted money
money spent in vain
joss paper made to resemble paper money
to pay
cent
interest (on a loan etc)
copper coin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
to have money left
payment to a porter
to pay extra; to pay more
usury
to withdraw money
tip given on a happy occasion (traditional)
coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝|汉灵帝[hàn líng dì], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文)
(coll.) (neologism c. 2006) to raise money then misappropriate it
underground bank
liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
large sum of money
to deposit money
piggy bank
security deposit
salary
Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 5 grams
room charge in a hotel
quick buck
charges for a room
to collect money from sb
to give change
a loss
to change money
a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
to get money
(dialect) to make money
(coll.) to grab money
lit. to dredge for money
to bear part of the cost
small sum of money
to scatter money
to collect money
monthly payment
to be in a position to (take on a challenge, etc)
well-off
rich person
rich and powerful (idiom)
to have money and time
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)
foreign money
to launder money
money laundering
to squander money
to raise enough money to do sth
inflation
hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit
to burn joss paper
cash
to spend big (on sth)
rent
(coll.) rich
to raise money
ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
shortage of money
to fine
(coll.) to gamble
payment to a porter
dirty money
to spend money
(idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer
to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
payment for tea
hard-earned money
to charge
money extorted by bandits in exchange for safe passage; illegal toll
tip
daughter (so called in former times because daughters required a dowry when they married)
to make money by selling sth
to gamble
to earn a fortune
lit. the body is the revolution's capital
fare
to refund money
tip
money can't buy happiness
caring only about money and wealth
money is omnipotent (idiom)
leopard
money is not omnipotent
silver money (in former times)
Qian Sanqiang
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
string of cash
string of copper coins (in ancient China)
Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier
with money, you can do anything (idiom)
Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[háng zhōu] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[zhè jiāng shěng]
Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[háng zhōu] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[zhè jiāng shěng]
tidal bore of Qiantang river
lots of money, less work, and close to home
wallet
Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer
money
Money is the root of all evil.
money tree
Roger Yonchien Tsien (1952-), US Chinese chemist and 2008 Nobel laureate
money and things of value
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920-2016), president of Italy 1999-2006
land tax
money is all-powerful
(in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal
purse
Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet
money
Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城
spare money
pocket money
surplus money
donations to a temple
private saved money of close family members
dirty money