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钱不是万能的,没钱是万万不能的

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qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de

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

Child Words of 钱不是万能的,没钱是万万不能的

不
bù

no; not so

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

没
méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

没
mò

drowned

的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

的
dī

see 的士[dī shì]

的
dí

really and truly

的
dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

能
néng

can

万
wàn

ten thousand

万能
wàn néng

omnipotent

万万
wàn wàn

absolutely

钱
qián

coin

不是
bú shi

fault

不是
bù shì

no

不能
bù néng

cannot

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