一手交錢，一手交貨 yī shǒu jiāo qián ， yī shǒu jiāo huò

fig. to pay for what you want in cash

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  2. 2. simple and direct transaction
  3. 3. lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
交 jiāo HSK 4
to pay (money); to hand over; to deliver
錢 qián
money; coin
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
交 jiāo HSK 4
to pay (money); to hand over; to deliver
貨 huò
goods; commodity; money