錢 (cin4 cin4*2 | qian2 ) : cash, money, coins

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錢

cin4 cin4*2

qian2

[1] cash; coins
[2] money; fund; wealth
[3] a traditional unit of weight (1/10 of a tael)
[4] a Chinese family name

(Classifier(s): 筆)

Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

錢 / 钱

This word has been viewed 24151 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Jul 2009 12:52

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幾錢 gei2 cin4*2 = "how much?" (does this cost) 粵

幾多錢 gei2 do1 cin4*2 = how much? 粵

嘥錢 saai1 cin4*2 = to waste money 粵

有錢 jau5 cin4*2 you3 qian2 = rich; wealthy

慳錢 haan1 cin4*2 = to save money (by limiting spending) 粵

工錢 gung1 cin4*2 = salary; wages

儲定錢 cou5 ding6 cin2 = save money beforehand 粵

省錢 saang2 cin4*2 sheng3 qian2 = to save money (by limiting spending)

贖錢 zuk6 cin4*2 shu2 qian2 = give change (after purchase) 粵

攞錢 lo2 cin4*2 = withdraw money (e.g., from an ATM) 粵

錢債 cin4 zaai3 = debts

找錢 zaau2 cin4*2 zhao3 qian2 = to return change (money)

使錢 sai2 cin4*2 = to spend money 粵

花錢 faa1 cin4*2 = to spend money

捐錢 gyun1 cin4*2 juan1 qian2 = donate money

價錢 gaa3 cin4 jia4 qian5 = price; cost

賺錢 zaan6 cin4*2 zhuan4 qian2 = [1] to make money; [2] lucrative

換錢 wun6 cin4*2 huan4 qian2 = to exchange currency

罰錢 fat6 cin4*2 = to fine

賭錢 dou2 cin4*2 = to gamble

掙錢 zaang6 cin4*2 zheng4 qian2 = to make money

本錢 bun2 cin4/cin4*2 ben3 qian2 = capital

金錢肚 gam1 cin4 tou5 = beef stomach

入錢 jap6 cin4*2 = to deposit (money)

剩錢 zing6 cin4*2 = surplus money; balance

錢囊 cin4*2 nong4 qian2 nang2 = a purse

現錢 jin6 cin4*2 xian4 qian2 = cash

金錢 gam1 cin4 jin1 qian2 = money; currency

錢包 cin4*2 baau1 qian2 bao1 = purse; wallet

筆錢 bat1 cin2 bi3 qian2 = (an amount) of money

值錢 zik6 cin4*2 zhi2 qian2 = costly; valuable for money

賠錢 pui4 cin2 = be out of pocket

賺到錢 zaan6 dou3*2 cin2 = cash in

賺大錢 zaan6 daai6 cin2 = earn good money; line one's pockets; profiteer; "make a killing"

錢莊 cin4 zong1 = exchange shop; money changer; money shop; native bank

榆錢 jyu4 cin4 yu2 qian2 = elm seeds

借錢 ze3 cin4*2 = to borrow money

匯錢 wui6 cin2 = remit

金錢龜 gam1 cin4 gwai1 = Asian three-banded box terrapin 粵

銀錢 ngan4 cin4*2 = money

快錢 faai3 cin4*2 kuai4 qian2 = fast/easy money

洗黑錢 sai2 hak1 cin2 = to launder money; money laundering

價錢牌 gaa3 cin4 paai4*2 jia4 qian2 pai2 = price tag (on merchandise)

錢罌 cin4 aang1 = money box

盤錢 pun4 cin4*2 = examine thoroughly (luggage at customs)

碎錢 seoi3 cin4*2 = small change

買路錢 maai5 lou6 cin4 = pay for protection on journey from robber gangs

見錢開眼 gin3 cin4*2 hoi1 ngaan5 = money grubber

偷錢 tau1 cin4*2 = finger in

儲錢 cou5 cin4*2 chu3 qian2 = save money [粵] 粵

血汗錢 hyut3 hon6 cin4*2 xue4 han4 qian2 (PRC), xie3 han4 qian2 (Taiwan) = hard-earned money, money earned with blood and sweat

一毛錢 jat1 mou4 cin4*2 = pennyworth

車腳錢 ce1 goek3 cin4*2 = fee paid for the delivery of goods

洗錢 sai2 cin4*2 = money laundry

贏錢 jeng4 cin4*2 ying2 qian2 = to win or gain money (at gambling)

輸錢 syu1 cin4*2 = to lose money (at gambling)

車錢 ce1 cin4*2 = fare (for taxis, buses, etc); money paid for hiring a car (cart, rickshaw, etc)

唔使錢 m4 sai2 cin4*2 = free (of charge) 粵

佣錢 jung6*2 cin4*2 yong4 qian2 = commission; poundage

擺錢入 baai2 cin4*2 jap6 = to place money into

入錢喺 jap6 cin4*2 hai2 = to enter money into 粵

餘錢 jyu4 cin4*2 = surplus money

錢箱 cin4*2 soeng1 qian2 xiang1 = cash box

貪錢 taam1 cin4*2 = [adj] to be greedy (for money)

飲馬投錢 jam3 maa5 tau4 cin4*2 = to pay for what one has got

私己錢 si1 gei2 cin4*2 = secret pocket money

親生仔不如近身錢 can1 sang1 zai2 bat1 jyu4 gan6 san1 cin4 qin1 sheng1/5 zi1 bu4 ru2 shen1qian2 = it's better to have money than to have to depend on your own children

錢銀 cin4 ngan4; cin4*2 ngan4*2 = wealth, money

錢銀糾紛 cin4*2 ngan4*2 gau2 fan1 = a dispute over money

錢銀問題 cin4*2 ngan4*2 man6 tai4 = money problems

錢七 cin4 cat1 = used car 粵

燈油錢 dang1 jau4 cin4*2 = the day-to-day cost of running a business

鬥有錢 dau3 jau5 cin4*2 = rivalry in display of wealth

發錢寒 faat3 cin4*2 hon4 = to be obsessed with money

㩒錢 gam6 cin4*2 = to draw money 粵

零用錢 ling4 jung6 cin4*2 ling2 yong4 qian2 = pocket money; monthly allowance

中國金錢龜 zung1 gwok3 gam1 cin4 gwai1 = gold-headed terrapin 粵

搵錢 wan2 cin4*2 = to make money 粵

嫌錢腥 jim4 cin4*2 seng1 = not interested in money

零錢 ling4 cin4*2 ling2 qian2 = odd change

塞錢落你袋 sak1 cin4*2 lok6 nei5 doi6*2 = teach you life experience

挾錢 gaap3 cin4*2 = pool money 粵

一分錢一分貨 jat1 fan1 cin4 jat1 fan1 fo3 yi1 fen1 qian2 yi1 fen1 huo4 = you get what you pay for; value for money

塞錢入你袋 sak1 cin4*2 jap6 nei5 doi6*2 = give you benefits; to teach you something 粵

一分錢 jat1 fan6 cin4 yi1 fen1 qian2 = cent, penny; red cent

一手交錢 jat1 sau2 gaau1 cin4*2 = collect on delivery, payment: hand over the money with one hand, get the goods with the other hand

付錢 fu6 cin4*2 fu4 qian2 = to pay money

出錢 ceot1 cin4*2 chu1 qian2 = to pay

分錢 fan1 cin4*2 fen1 qian2 = cent, penny

存錢 cyun4 cin4*2 cun2 qian2 = to deposit money

小錢 siu2 cin4*2 xiao3qian2 = brass farthing; penny; stiver

房錢 fong4 cin4*2 fang2 qian2 = charges for a room; house rental

欠錢 him3 cin4*2 qian4 qian2 = to owe

洋錢 joeng4 cin4*2 yang2 qian2 = flat silver former coinage; foreign money

價錢公道 gaa3 cin4 gung1 dou6 = the price is fair

落地還錢 lok6 dei6 waan4 cin4*2 = ask for the highest price first, and give in a little bit later

豬仔錢罌 zyu1 zai2 cin4 aang1 = a piggy bank 粵

收錢 sau1 cin4*2 = to charge (take money for sth)

做收錢 zou6 sau1 cin4*2 = works as a cashier 粵

有錢冇命享 jau5 cin4*2 mou5 meng6 hoeng2 = have a lot of money but no life in which to spend it 粵

錢幣 cin4 bai6 qian2 bi4 = currency; money

紙錢 zi2 cin4*2 = paper made to resemble money and burned as an offering to the dead

散錢 saan2 cin4*2 san3 qian2 = small change

籌錢 cau4 cin4*2 = fundraising, to raise money

畀錢 bei2 cin4*2 = to pay (a sum of money); payment 粵

寄錢 gei3 cin4*2 = remit money; remittance 粵

有錢人 jau5 cin4*2 jan4 you3 qian2 ren2 = a rich man; the rich

有錢佬 jau5 cin4*2 lou2 = a rich man; the rich 粵

暢錢 coeng3 cin4*2 = change money 粵

貼錢買難受 tip3 cin4*2 maai5 naan4 sau6 = to feel silly and regreful of buying something that is not worth it 粵

熱錢 jit6 cin4*2 re4 qian2 = hot money, refugee capital

蝠鼠吊金錢 fuk1 syu2 diu3 gam1 cin4*2 = a bat holding a gold coin, the symbol for HK pawn shops 粵

還錢 waan4 cin4*2 huan2 qian2 = to pay back a loan (lit., "return money")

儲錢罐 cyu5 cin4*2 gun3 chu3 qian2 guan4 = money box, piggy bank

豬仔錢罐 zyu1 zai2 cin4*2 gun3 zhu1 zai3 qian2 guan4 = piggy bank, money box

香油錢 hoeng1 jau4 cin4*2 xiang1 you2 qian2 = donations of money to a temple by praying Buddhists or Taoists

茶錢 caa4 cin4*2 cha2 qian2 = a tip; tea money

亂咁揈錢 lyun6 gam3 fing6 cin4*2 = overspend 粵

夾錢 gaap3 cin4*2 = to collect money (from each and every one) 粵

有錢出錢，有力出力 jau5 cin4*2 ceot1 cin4*2, yau5 lik6 ceot1 lik6 you3 qian2 chu1 qian2 , you3 li4 chu1 li4 = if one has money give money, if one has strength offer one's strength

暢錢機 coeng3 cin4*2 gei1 chang4 qian2 ji1 = note-to-coin changing machine 粵

食錢機 sik6 cin4*2 gei1 = cash deposit machine (CDM), immediate deposit machine (IDM) 粵

巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩 baa1 git3 jau5 cin4*2 jan4 hou2 gwo3 baai3 leng4 pou4 saat3 ba1 jie5 you3 qian2 ren2 hao3 guo4 bai4 ling2 pu2 sa4 = it is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy 粵

苔錢 toi4 cin4*2 = small discs of lichens

等錢使 dang2 cin4*2 sai2 deng3 qian2 shi3 = in urgent need of money 粵

搖錢樹 jiu4 cin4 syu6 yao2 qian2 shu4 = money-spinner; money tree

體己錢 tai2 gei2 cin4*2 ti1 / ti3 ji5 qian2 = private savings of sb. within a family

輸錢皆因贏錢起 syu1 cin4*2 gaai1 jan1 jeng4 cin4*2 hei2 shu1 qian2 jie1 yin1 ying2 qian2 qi3 = losing money always begins with winning money 粵

壓歲錢 aat3 seoi3 cin4*2 ya1 sui4 qian2 = lucky money given as gifts 國

取錢 ceoi2 cin4*2 qu3 qian2 = withdraw money

呃錢 ngaak1 cin4*2 e4 qian2 = rip money off sb.; swindle money off 粵

先使未來錢 sin1 sai2 mei6 loi4 cin4 = spend what one has yet to earn 粵

錢銀鬆動 cin4*2 ngan4*2 sung1 dung6 = financial flexibility 粵

抌錢落鹹水海 dam2 cin4*2 lok6 haam4 seoi2 hoi2 = flush money down the toilet; pour money down the drain 粵

錢嘉樂 cin4 gaa1 lok6 qian2 jia1 le4 = Chin Ka Lok

錢小豪 cin4 siu2 hou4 qian2 xiao3 hao2 = Chin Siu Ho

錢伯斯 cin4 baak3 si1 qian2 bo2 si1 = the surname Chambers (transliterated)

Showing 10 of 21 examples containing 錢

請問伊枝筆幾錢？粵
How much is this pen?
[a polite way of asking]

佢需要畀錢我粵
He must pay me money
[Lit. he must pay money me]

啲錢喺保險箱裡便粵
The money's in the safe.
[Lit. the money at safe inside]

呢個價錢貴過平時嘅。粵
This price is higher than normal.

我沒錢. 國
I don't have any money.

呢個聖誕唔好為咗我使錢！粵
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!

今年聖誕節不要在我身上花錢喔！國
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!

筆錢拖欠咗六個月。粵
The payment has been six months in arrears.
[Where Cantonese language uses a concrete word (拖欠) with substantial meaning as the verb, English language uses two function words (has been) as the verb. ]

佢偷公司錢﹐結果冇咗份工。粵
He stole money from the company and has, consequently, lost his job.
[Compared with English version, a typical Cantonese sentence does not need article (the), pronoun (his), preposition (from), and conjunction (and). But it needs a classifier (份) not found in English version. ]

我花呢筆錢唔會覺得肉赤。粵
I don't feel any pain in spending this amount of money.

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