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to make money
HSK 5
you get what you pay for
to pay
well-off / wealthy
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coin / money / CL: 筆|笔 / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两
HSK 1
to withdraw money
wallet / Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2]
to have money left / remaining money
to put money above everything else
wealth / money
HSK 7-9
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom) / fig. to pay for what you want in cash / simple and direct transaction
to borrow money; to lend money
salary
to spend money recklessly / to squander
to earn money / moneymaking
HSK 6
lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck
price
HSK 3
large sum of money / old Chinese type of coin of high denomination
to spend money
to pay
wasted money / pointless expense
to launder money
of little value
quick buck
to pay up / to shell out / to hand over the money to cover sth
to save money
HSK 6
to pay / to spend money / to fork out
HSK 7-9
not worth a penny; utterly worthless
to pay extra; to pay more
(coll.) (neologism c. 2006) to extract money unscrupulously (e.g. through IPOs, fandom, or game mechanics) while offering little genuine value; to grift; to fleece
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks
to spend big (on sth) / to pour a lot of money into sth
fare / transport costs
payment for tea / (old) tip; gratuity
to change money / to sell
surplus money
underground bank / illegal private bank / loan shark
to bear part of the cost
to make money by selling sth
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
pocket money / allowance / spending money
to burn joss paper / (fig.) to flush money down the toilet
private saved money of close family members
decagram
charges for a room / house rental
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
a loss / to lose money
to earn a fortune
to make money
to raise money
tip given on a happy occasion (traditional)
salary / wages
to fine
copper coin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
inflation / salary raise
money (esp. coins)
to gamble
Qian Zhongshu (1910–1998), Chinese scholar and writer, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城
pocket money / allowance
HSK 7-9
(idiom) stingy; penny-pinching
rich and powerful (idiom)
dirty money
purse / wallet
HSK 1
tidal bore of the Qiantang River 錢塘江|钱塘江 in Zhejiang
donations to a temple
commission; brokerage
money spent in vain; wasted money
to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth)
money / currency
HSK 6
money is omnipotent (idiom) / with money, you can do anything / money talks
(coll.) to gamble
money extorted by bandits in exchange for safe passage; illegal toll / (old) paper money strewn along the path of a funeral procession
rich person / the rich
legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money
payment to a porter
much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
to be in a position to (take on a challenge etc)
foreign money / flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元
cash
payment to a porter
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
money and things of value
land tax / money and grain (given as tax or tribute)
dirty money
secret purse / secret stash of money
HSK 7-9
to deposit money / to save money
room charge in a hotel / accommodation expenses
to lose money; to suffer a financial loss / to pay for damages
HSK 7-9
two bits / a small amount of money
cent / penny
security deposit; earnest money (real estate); good-faith deposit
to charge / to demand payment
tip / gratuity / monetary reward / bonus
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
usury / high interest loan (in former times)
to give change / to seek funding / (dialect) to make money; to earn a living
(coll.) to grab money / to rake in money
round coin with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China
capital / (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
HSK 7-9

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