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How to say "money" in Chinese
1
钱
qián
(noun)
money
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他
tā
很有
hěn yǒu
钱
qián
。
He is very wealthy.
这是
zhè shì
我的
wǒ de
钱
qián
。
This is my money.
你
nǐ
每个
měi gè
月
yuè
花
huā
多少
duō shǎo
钱
qián
?
How much money do you spend every month?
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钱
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那
nà
你
nǐ
想
xiǎng
挣
zhèng
谁
shéi
的
de
钱
qián
呢
ne
?
/
谁
shéi
有
yǒu
钱
qián
就
jiù
挣
zhèng
谁
shéi
的
de
!
Who do you like to make money from, then? / I make money from whoever has money!
那
nà
钱
qián
呢
ne
?
都
dōu
是
shì
不用
bú yòng
钱
qián
的
de
吗
ma
?
Well, what about money? No need for money at all?
呃
è
会
huì
分成
fēn chéng
日夜
rì yè
班
bān
是
shì
因为
yīn wèi
我
wǒ
先生
xiān sheng
他
tā
上
shàng
夜
yè
班
bān
钱
qián
会
huì
比较
bǐ jiào
多
duō
,
um, we have to split our work into day and night jobs because my husband gets paid more if he works at night,
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钱
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2
块
kuài
(m. w.)
kuai; measure word for
money
块 (kuài) is the more common colloquial term for the Chinese unit of
money
元 (yuán).
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一
yī
个
gè
苹果
píng guǒ
三
sān
块
kuài
钱
qián
。
One apple is three kuai.
这
zhè
双
shuāng
鞋
xié
要
yào
六百
liù bǎi
块
kuài
。
This pair of shoes is 600 kuai.
他
tā
一
yī
个
gè
月
yuè
就
jiù
赚
zhuàn
两
liǎng
千
qiān
块
kuài
。
He just makes two thousand kuai a month.
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块
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因为
yīn wèi
,
你
nǐ
只要
zhǐ yào
九
jiǔ
块
kuài
钱
qián
,
就
jiù
可以
kě yǐ
领
lǐng
一
yī
个
gè
结婚证
jié hūn zhèng
。
Because you only need nine kuai to be able to get a marriage certificate.
这
zhè
件
jiàn
是
shì
六
liù
百
bǎi
二十
èr shí
块
kuài
。
This one is six hundred and twenty kuai.
这
zhè
件
jiàn
是
shì
六
liù
百
bǎi
二十
èr shí
块
kuài
。
This one is six hundred and twenty kuai.
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块
"
3
花
huā
(verb)
to spend (
money
, time)
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他
tā
舍不得
shě bu de
花
huā
钱
qián
买
mǎi
衣服
yī fu
。
He is reluctant to spend money on clothes.
他
tā
花
huā
很
hěn
多
duō
时间
shí jiān
学习
xué xí
中文
zhōng wén
。
He spends a lot of time learning Chinese.
这
zhè
件
jiàn
事
shì
花
huā
费
fèi
了
le
我
wǒ
很
hěn
多
duō
精力
jīng lì
。
This issue expended a lot of my energy.
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花
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但是
dàn shì
我
wǒ
花
huā
了
le
十九
shí jiǔ
年
nián
我
wǒ
十九
shí jiǔ
年
nián
But I spent 19 years. 19 years, I…
我
wǒ
花
huā
了
le
再
zài
花
huā
了
le
十九
shí jiǔ
年
nián
确定
què dìng
我
wǒ
真的
zhēn de
要
yào
继续
jì xù
跳舞
tiào wǔ
。
I spent...I spent another 19 years to confirm that I really wanted to keep dancing.
但
dàn
不会
bú huì
花
huā
太
tài
长
cháng
时间
shí jiān
待
dāi
着
zhe
。
But he won't spend too much time staying.
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花
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4
多少钱
duō shǎo qián
(expression)
how much (
money
)
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一
yī
杯
bēi
咖啡
kā fēi
多少钱
duō shǎo qián
?
How much is one cup of coffee?
你
nǐ
买
mǎi
了
le
多少钱
duō shǎo qián
的
de
水果
shuǐ guǒ
?
How much was the fruit you bought?
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多少钱
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多少钱
duō shǎo qián
?
——
368
sān
元
yuán
。
How much did it cost? -368 yuan.
多少钱
duō shǎo qián
一
yí
个
gè
?
How much is one?
多少钱
duō shǎo qián
how much money (what is the cost?)
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多少钱
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5
赚钱
zhuàn qián
(verb-object)
to make
money
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赚钱
zhuàn qián
容易
róng yì
吗
ma
?
Is it easy to make money?
我
wǒ
终于
zhōng yú
能
néng
自己
zì jǐ
赚钱
zhuàn qián
了
le
。
I am finally able to earn my own money.
我去
wǒ qù
年
nián
都
dōu
没有
méi yǒu
赚钱
zhuàn qián
。
I didn't make any money last year.
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赚钱
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现在
xiàn zài
正是
zhèng shì
我们
wǒ men
赚钱
zhuàn qián
的
de
大好
dà hǎo
时候
shí hou
。
Right now is great timing for us to make money.
那
nà
就
jiù
是
shì
赚钱
zhuàn qián
赚钱
zhuàn qián
!
earning money, earning money!
赚钱
zhuàn qián
是
shì
一
yī
种
zhǒng
结果
jié guǒ
Making money is a kind of outcome.
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赚钱
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