qián

money, currency, coins

DEFINITIONS

錢 qián
  • surname Qian
  • coin
  • money
  • CL:筆|笔[bi3]
  • unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]

WORDS

一分一分貨 yī fēn qián yī fēn huò nothing for nothing; you get what you pay for
一分兩分貨 yī fēn qián liǎng fēn huò high quality at bargain price
一切向看 yī qiè xiàng qián kàn to put money above everything else
一手交,一手交貨 yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom); fig. to pay for what you want in cash; simple and direct transaction
不值 yī qián bù zhí not worth a penny; utterly worthless
如命 yī qián rú mìng stingy; penny-pinching
不值 bù zhí qián of little value
不名一 bù míng yī qián to be penniless
亂花 luàn huā qián to spend money recklessly; to squander
jiāo qián to pay up; to shell out; to hand over the money to cover sth
fù qián to pay money
份子 fèn zi qián gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)
yòng qian commission; brokerage
fèng qián salary
liǎ qián two bits; a small amount of money
兒 liǎ qián r erhua variant of 倆錢兒|俩钱儿[lia3 qian2 r5]
jiè qián to borrow money; to lend money
zhí qián valuable; costly; expensive
jià qian price
gōng qián decagram
冤枉 yuān wang qián wasted money; pointless expense
yuān qián pointless expense; not worth the money spent
míng qián joss paper made to resemble paper money
chū qián to pay
fēn qián cent; penny
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