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