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

身體是革命的本 shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián lit. the body is the revolution's capital; fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)
chē qián fare; transport costs
退 tuì qián to refund money
jiǔ qián tip
jīn qián money; currency
不能買來幸福 jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú money can't buy happiness
掛帥 jīn qián guà shuài caring only about money and wealth
萬能 jīn qián wàn néng money is omnipotent (idiom); with money, you can do anything; money talks
豹 jīn qián bào leopard
非萬能 jīn qián fēi wàn néng money is not omnipotent; money isn't everything; money can't buy you love
yín qián silver money (in former times)
三強 qián sān qiáng Qian Sanqiang
不是萬能的,沒是萬萬不能的 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)
串 qián chuàn string of cash
串兒 qián chuàn r erhua variant of 錢串|钱串[qian2 chuan4]
串子 qián chuàn zi string of cash
其琛 qián qí chēn Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier
包 qián bāo purse; wallet
可通神 qián kě tōng shén with money, you can do anything (idiom); money talks
塘 qián táng Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
塘江 qián táng jiāng Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
塘潮 qián táng cháo tidal bore of Qiantang river
多事少離家近 qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn lots of money, less work, and close to home; ideal job
夾 qián jiā wallet; Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2]
學森 qián xué sēn Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer