qián

money, currency, coins

HSK 1 #603

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

善贾 duō qián shàn gǔ much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
cún qián to deposit money; to save money
罐 cún qián guàn piggy bank; coin bank; money box
shì qián Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 5 grams
diàn qián room charge in a hotel; accommodation expenses
shé qián a loss; to lose money
gǎo qián to get money; to accumulate money
wèn qián (dialect) to make money
lōu qián (coll.) to grab money; to rake in money
tān qián to bear part of the cost
sǎn qián small sum of money; loose change; Cantonese equivalent of 零錢|零钱[ling2 qian2]
sàn qián to scatter money; to give to charity
liǎn qián to collect money; to raise funds (for charity)
yuè qián monthly payment
有本 yǒu běn qián to be in a position to (take on a challenge, etc)
人 yǒu qián rén rich person; the rich
有势 yǒu qián yǒu shì rich and powerful (idiom)
有闲 yǒu qián yǒu xián to have money and time; to be part of the leisure class; the idle rich
能使鬼推磨 yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); fig. with money, you can do anything you like
yáng qián foreign money; flat silver (former coinage); also written 銀元|银元
洗黑 xǐ hēi qián money laundering
浪费金 làng fèi jīn qián to squander money; to spend extravagantly
còu qián to raise enough money to do sth; to pool money; to club together (to do sth)
zhǎng qián inflation; salary raise
rè qián hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit