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  cin4 cin4*2   jyutping
  qian2   pinyin
[1] cash; coins
[2] money; fund; wealth
[3] a traditional unit of weight (1/10 of a tael)
[4] a Chinese family name

noun
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 22216 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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detail  gei2 cin4*2   = "how much?" (does this cost)
detail  gei2 do1 cin4*2   = how much?
detail  saai1 cin4*2   = to waste money
detail  jau5 cin4*2  you3 qian2 = rich; wealthy
detail  haan1 cin4*2   = to save money (by limiting spending)
detail  gung1 cin4*2   = salary; wages
detail  cou5 ding6 cin2   = save money beforehand
detail  saang2 cin4*2  sheng3 qian2 = to save money (by limiting spending)
detail  zuk6 cin4*2  shu2 qian2 = give change (after purchase)
detail  lo2 cin4*2   = withdraw money (e.g., from an ATM)
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Showing 10 of 21 examples containing 錢
detail audio 請問幾錢
How much is this pen?
[a polite way of asking]
detail 需要畀錢
He must pay me money
[Lit. he must pay money me]
detail 保險箱裡便
The money's in the safe.
[Lit. the money at safe inside]
detail audio 呢個價錢平時
This price is higher than normal.
detail .
I don't have any money.
detail audio 呢個聖誕唔好為咗使錢
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!
detail 今年聖誕節不要身上花錢
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!
detail 筆錢拖欠
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. ]
detail 公司結果
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. ]
detail 筆錢唔會覺得肉赤
I don't feel any pain in spending this amount of money.
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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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