qián

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Definitions

  1. 1. coin
  2. 2. money
  3. 3. unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liǎng]

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Words Containing 钱

值钱
zhí qián

valuable

价钱
jià qian

price

压岁钱
yā suì qián

money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

掏钱
tāo qián

to pay

挣钱
zhèng qián

to make money

本钱
běn qián
省钱
shěng qián

to save money

私房钱
sī fáng qián

secret purse

见钱眼开
jiàn qián yǎn kāi

to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain

赔钱
péi qián

to lose money

赚钱
zhuàn qián

to earn money

金钱
jīn qián

money

钱包
qián bāo

purse

钱财
qián cái

wealth

零花钱
líng huā qián

pocket money

零钱
líng qián

change (of money)

一分钱一分货
yī fēn qián yī fēn huò

nothing for nothing

一切向钱看
yī qiè xiàng qián kàn

to put money above everything else

一分钱两分货
yī fēn qián liǎng fēn huò

high quality at bargain price

一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò

lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)

一钱不值
yī qián bù zhí

not worth a penny; utterly worthless

一钱如命
yī qián rú mìng

stingy; penny-pinching

不值钱
bù zhí qián

of little value

不名一钱
bù míng yī qián

to be penniless

乱花钱
luàn huā qián

to spend money recklessly

交钱
jiāo qián

to pay up

付钱
fù qián

to pay money

份子钱
fèn zi qián

gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)

佣钱
yòng qian

commission

俸钱
fèng qián

salary

俩钱
liǎ qián

two bits

借钱
jiè qián

to borrow money; to lend money

公钱
gōng qián

decagram

冤枉钱
yuān wang qián

wasted money

冤钱
yuān qián

money spent in vain

冥钱
míng qián

joss paper made to resemble paper money

出钱
chū qián

to pay

分钱
fēn qián

cent

利钱
lì qián

interest (on a loan etc)

制钱
zhì qián

copper coin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

剩钱
shèng qián

to have money left

力钱
lì qián

payment to a porter

加钱
jiā qián

to pay extra; to pay more

印子钱
yìn zi qián

usury

取钱
qǔ qián

to withdraw money

喜钱
xǐ qian

tip given on a happy occasion (traditional)

四出文钱
sì chū wén qián

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)

圈钱
quān qián

(coll.) (neologism c. 2006) to raise money then misappropriate it

地下钱庄
dì xià qián zhuāng

underground bank

地钱
dì qián

liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)

多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ

much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions

大钱
dà qián

large sum of money

存钱
cún qián

to deposit money

存钱罐
cún qián guàn

piggy bank

定钱
dìng qian

security deposit

工钱
gōng qián

salary

市钱
shì qián

Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 5 grams

店钱
diàn qián

room charge in a hotel

快钱
kuài qián

quick buck

房钱
fáng qián

charges for a room

打钱
dǎ qián

to collect money from sb

找钱
zhǎo qián

to give change

折钱
shé qián

a loss

换钱
huàn qián

to change money

摇钱树
yáo qián shù

a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken

搞钱
gǎo qián

to get money

揾钱
wèn qián

(dialect) to make money

搂钱
lōu qián

(coll.) to grab money

捞钱
lāo qián

lit. to dredge for money

摊钱
tān qián

to bear part of the cost

散钱
sǎn qián

small sum of money

散钱
sàn qián

to scatter money

敛钱
liǎn qián

to collect money

月钱
yuè qián

monthly payment

有本钱
yǒu běn qián

to be in a position to (take on a challenge, etc)

有钱
yǒu qián

well-off

有钱人
yǒu qián rén

rich person

有钱有势
yǒu qián yǒu shì

rich and powerful (idiom)

有钱有闲
yǒu qián yǒu xián

to have money and time

有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò

lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)

洋钱
yáng qián

foreign money

洗钱
xǐ qián

to launder money

洗黑钱
xǐ hēi qián

money laundering

浪费金钱
làng fèi jīn qián

to squander money

凑钱
còu qián

to raise enough money to do sth

涨钱
zhǎng qián

inflation

热钱
rè qián

hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit

烧钱
shāo qián

to burn joss paper

现钱
xiàn qián

cash

砸钱
zá qián

to spend big (on sth)

租钱
zū qian

rent

称钱
chèn qián

(coll.) rich

筹钱
chóu qián

to raise money

纸钱
zhǐ qián

ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead

缺钱
quē qián

shortage of money

罚钱
fá qián

to fine

耍钱
shuǎ qián

(coll.) to gamble

脚钱
jiǎo qián

payment to a porter

臭钱
chòu qián

dirty money

花钱
huā qián

to spend money

花钱受气
huā qián shòu qì

(idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer

花钱找罪受
huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu

to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous

茶钱
chá qián

payment for tea

血汗钱
xuè hàn qián

hard-earned money

要钱
yào qián

to charge

买路钱
mǎi lù qián

money extorted by bandits in exchange for safe passage; illegal toll

赏钱
shǎng qian

tip

赔钱货
péi qián huò

daughter (so called in former times because daughters required a dowry when they married)

卖钱
mài qián

to make money by selling sth

赌钱
dǔ qián

to gamble

赚大钱
zhuàn dà qián

to earn a fortune

身体是革命的本钱
shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián

lit. the body is the revolution's capital

车钱
chē qián

fare

退钱
tuì qián

to refund money

酒钱
jiǔ qián

tip

金钱不能买来幸福
jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú

money can't buy happiness

金钱挂帅
jīn qián guà shuài

caring only about money and wealth

金钱万能
jīn qián wàn néng

money is omnipotent (idiom)

金钱豹
jīn qián bào

leopard

金钱非万能
jīn qián fēi wàn néng

money is not omnipotent

银钱
yín qián

silver money (in former times)

钱三强
qián sān qiáng

Qian Sanqiang

钱不是万能的,没钱是万万不能的
qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de

money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)

钱串
qián chuàn

string of cash

钱串子
qián chuàn zi

string of copper coins (in ancient China)

钱其琛
qián qí chēn

Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier

钱可通神
qián kě tōng shén

with money, you can do anything (idiom)

钱塘
qián táng

Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[háng zhōu] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[zhè jiāng shěng]

钱塘江
qián táng jiāng

Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[háng zhōu] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[zhè jiāng shěng]

钱塘潮
qián táng cháo

tidal bore of Qiantang river

钱多事少离家近
qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn

lots of money, less work, and close to home

钱夹
qián jiā

wallet

钱学森
qián xué sēn

Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer

钱币
qián bì

money

钱是万恶之源
qián shì wàn è zhī yuán

Money is the root of all evil.

钱树
qián shù

money tree

钱永健
qián yǒng jiàn

Roger Yonchien Tsien (1952-), US Chinese chemist and 2008 Nobel laureate

钱物
qián wù

money and things of value

钱皮
qián pí

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920-2016), president of Italy 1999-2006

钱粮
qián liáng

land tax

钱能通神
qián néng tōng shén

money is all-powerful

钱庄
qián zhuāng

(in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal

钱袋
qián dài

purse

钱起
qián qǐ

Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet

钱钞
qián chāo

money

钱钟书
qián zhōng shū

Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城

闲钱
xián qián

spare money

零用钱
líng yòng qián

pocket money

余钱
yú qián

surplus money

香火钱
xiāng huǒ qián

donations to a temple

体己钱
tī ji qián

private saved money of close family members

黑钱
hēi qián

dirty money