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  *花* | 花* | *花
flower / blossom / CL: , , , , , / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful
HSK 1
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  *分* | 分* | *分
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
HSK 1
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  *金* | 金* | *金
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音
HSK 3
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  *發* | 發* | *發
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
HSK 2
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  *掙* | 掙* | *掙
to struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money)
HSK 5
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  *錢* | 錢* | *錢
coin / money / CL: 筆|笔 / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两
HSK 1
to pay (money)
HSK 3
convenient; suitable / to facilitate; to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself
HSK 2
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  *投* | 投* | *投
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
HSK 4
worth the money / to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
HSK 3
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  *卷* | 卷* | *卷
to roll up / (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) / (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive / a roll / classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
HSK 4
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  *筆* | 筆* | *筆
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:,) / brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
HSK 2
money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe
HSK 4
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  *支* | 支* | *支
to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
HSK 3
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  *角* | 角* | *角
angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *塊* | 塊* | *塊
lump; chunk; piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
HSK 1
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  *貨* | 貨* | *貨
goods / money / commodity / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to withdraw money from a bank
HSK 6
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  *緊* | 緊* | *緊
tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten
HSK 3
(idiom) to rake in money; to make money hand over fist
premium / award money / bonus
HSK 4
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  *摘* | 摘* | *摘
to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select; to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need
HSK 5
to deposit money (in a bank etc) / bank savings / bank deposit
HSK 5
to pay a sum of money / payment
HSK 7-9
to remit money / remittance
HSK 5
real money; cold, hard cash
to earn money / moneymaking
HSK 6
sum of money; amount of money
HSK 6
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  *腰* | 腰* | *腰
the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch; pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
HSK 4
expense / cost / to spend (time or money) / expenditure
HSK 6
to dispose of / to spend (money) / to undertake a task
HSK 7-9
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  *項* | 項* | *項
back of neck / item / thing / term (in a mathematical formula) / sum (of money) / classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
HSK 4
to save money
HSK 6
home-use / domestic / family expenses / housekeeping money
HSK 7-9
credit / borrowed money
HSK 7-9
(lit.) an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / (fig.) time is precious
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  *銀* | 銀* | *銀
silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency
HSK 3
to calculate / to weigh (pros and cons) / to view as profitable / worthwhile / value for money / cost-effective
HSK 7-9
(slang) old money; (attributive) characterized by understated luxury and elite taste
extravagant; liberal with money
HSK 7-9
money tree (Pachira aquatica)
to make money
HSK 5
currency / monetary / money
HSK 7-9
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  *虧* | 虧* | *虧
to lose (money); to have a deficit / to be deficient / to treat unfairly / luckily; fortunately; thanks to / (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
HSK 5
newly minted coin; freshly printed banknote / fresh capital; new investment funds / (coll.) new money; recently acquired wealth; (by metonymy) the nouveau riche
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money)
HSK 7-9
dirty money
to break even / to get one's money's worth
to save up money
(Tw) to combat (bullying, money laundering etc) / to counter
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  *交* | 交* | *交
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of
HSK 2
money / currency
HSK 6
money to gamble with
(formal) (honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
HSK 7-9
(Tw) value for money; bang for your buck
(coll.) purse; money bag / (fig.) one's money; one's savings
to store and retrieve (money, belongings etc) / (computing) to access (data)
money shop (ancient form of banking business)
expenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔,項|项) / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages
HSK 7-9
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  *扣* | 扣* | *扣
to fasten / to button / button / buckle / knot / to arrest / to confiscate / to deduct (money) / discount / to knock / to smash, spike or dunk (a ball) / to cover (with a bowl etc) / (fig.) to tag a label on sb / (Tw) (loanword) code
HSK 6
thousand jin (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter
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  *鏹* | 鏹* | *鏹
money / string of coins
to collect money; to raise funds
HSK 7-9
to pay / to spend money / to fork out
HSK 7-9
to be well worth the money one pays (for it); to be great value
to pay up / to shell out / to hand over the money to cover sth
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  *墊* | 墊* | *墊
pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money)
HSK 7-9
to lend money / to borrow money / loan
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
kopeck (unit of money, one hundredth of ruble) (loanword)
to donate money / to contribute funds / donation / contribution (of money)
HSK 6
token (used instead of money for slot machines, in game arcades etc)
wealth / money
HSK 7-9
public money
HSK 7-9
to have money left / remaining money
to fund / to put money into sth / to invest
HSK 7-9
funds; a sum of money (for a particular purpose) (CL:筆|笔) / item of a clause (in a legal document)
HSK 7-9
to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management
HSK 6
to bleed; bleeding / (fig.) to spend money in large amounts
HSK 7-9
to recharge (money onto a card); to top up
money worship
to put money above everything else
earnest money / cash deposit / bail / margin (in derivative trading)
(of money) to arrive in an account
to raise money / donated money
short of money / hard up
to change money / to sell
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
to deduct (money due)
Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks
amount / sum of money / fixed number
HSK 7-9
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
to raise (money)
HSK 7-9
repayment / to pay back money
HSK 7-9
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
to worship money / to be mad about money
to have ample supplies (or money etc)
a huge sum; an enormous amount (of money)
HSK 7-9

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