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HSK
price
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *錢* | 錢* | *錢
coin / money / CL: 筆|笔 / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两
HSK 1
purse / wallet
HSK 1
to earn money / moneymaking
HSK 6
to pay
to save money
HSK 6
high quality at bargain price
to make money
HSK 5
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom) / fig. to pay for what you want in cash / simple and direct transaction
valuable / costly / expensive
HSK 7-9
dirty money
commission; brokerage
to save up money
money / currency
HSK 6
you get what you pay for
to pay / to spend money / to fork out
HSK 7-9
to pay up / to shell out / to hand over the money to cover sth
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
wealth / money
HSK 7-9
to have money left / remaining money
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *錢* | 錢* | *錢
surname Qian
to put money above everything else
to change money / to sell
to pay
to burn joss paper / (fig.) to flush money down the toilet
to lose money; to suffer a financial loss / to pay for damages
HSK 7-9
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
secret purse / secret stash of money
HSK 7-9
of little value
Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer
caring only about money and wealth
to borrow money; to lend money
money laundering
not worth a penny; utterly worthless
to spend money recklessly / to squander
to deposit money / to save money
tidal bore of the Qiantang River 錢塘江|钱塘江 in Zhejiang
quick buck
to bear part of the cost
to launder money
hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit
to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth)
lots of money, less work, and close to home / ideal job
well-off / wealthy
shortage of money
to spend money
unprofitable goods; item that can only be sold at a loss / daughter (so called in former times because daughters required a dowry when they married)
pocket money / allowance
HSK 7-9
rich person / the rich
to spend big (on sth) / to pour a lot of money into sth
interest (on a loan etc)
Qiantang River, the principal river of Zhejiang Province, eastern China, flowing through Hangzhou and into Hangzhou Bay, noted for its spectacular tidal bore 錢塘潮|钱塘潮
decagram
inflation / salary raise
(idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer / to encounter poor service
to withdraw money
hard-earned money
money spent in vain; wasted money
salary
lit. the body is the revolution's capital / fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)
tip
round coin with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China
to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
change (of money) / small change / pocket money
HSK 7-9
copper coin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money
charges for a room / house rental
(coll.) to grab money / to rake in money
cash on hand; readily available funds / extra income
to pay extra; to pay more
to give change / to seek funding / (dialect) to make money; to earn a living
to make money
dirty money
Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier
old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal
underground bank / illegal private bank / loan shark
to fine
to refund money
Qian Zhongshu (1910–1998), Chinese scholar and writer, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城
surplus money
to be in a position to (take on a challenge etc)
silver money (in former times)
piggy bank / coin bank / money box
to squander money / to spend extravagantly
money is omnipotent (idiom) / with money, you can do anything / money talks
purse / wallet
two bits / a small amount of money
tip given on a happy occasion (traditional)
liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
to collect money from sb / to give money to sb
to raise money
lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck
land tax / money and grain (given as tax or tribute)
money
cent / penny
to collect money / to raise funds (for charity)
pocket money / allowance / spending money
tip / gratuity / monetary reward / bonus

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