本钱 本錢
本钱 本錢 běn qián ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ bun2 cin4 HSK 7-9
- capital
- (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
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本
- 剧本 劇本 jù běn ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇ kek6 bun2 script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
- 原本 yuán běn ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇ jyun4 bun2 originally
- 基本 jī běn ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ gei1 bun2 basic
- 影本 yǐng běn ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄣˇ jing2 bun2 copy (of a document)
- 成本 chéng běn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇ sing4 bun2 (manufacturing, production etc) costs
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- 日本 Rì běn ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ jat6 bun2 Japan
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 本事 běn shì ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ bun2 si6 source material
- 本事 běn shi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄕ bun2 si6 ability
- 本人 běn rén ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ bun2 jan4 I; me; myself
- 本位 běn wèi ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄟˋ bun2 wai6 (economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 "gold standard")
- 本来 本來 běn lái ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ bun2 loi4 original
- 本分 běn fèn ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄣˋ bun2 fan6 (to play) one's part
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 本地 běn dì ㄅㄣˇ ㄉㄧˋ bun2 dei6 local
- 本子 běn zi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄗ bun2 zi2 book
- 本性 běn xìng ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ bun2 sing3 natural instincts
- 本意 běn yì ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ bun2 ji3 original idea
- 本期 běn qī ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧ bun2 kei4 the current period
- 本科 běn kē ㄅㄣˇ ㄎㄜ bun2 fo1 undergraduate course
钱 錢
- 值钱 值錢 zhí qián ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zik6 cin2 valuable
- 价钱 價錢 jià qian ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄢ gaa3 cin2 price
- 工钱 工錢 gōng qián ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gung1 cin2 salary
- 找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián ㄓㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zaau2 cin2 to give change
- 掏钱 掏錢 tāo qián ㄊㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ tou4 cin2 to pay
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- 挣钱 掙錢 zhèng qián ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zaang6 cin2 to make money
- 有钱 有錢 yǒu qián ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ jau5 cin2 well-off
- 省钱 省錢 shěng qián ㄕㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ saang2 cin2 to save money
- 赔钱 賠錢 péi qián ㄆㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ pui4 cin2 to lose money; to suffer a financial loss
- 赚钱 賺錢 zhuàn qián ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zaan6 cin2 to earn money
- 金钱 金錢 jīn qián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gam1 cin4 money
- 钱包 錢包 qián bāo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄠ cin4 baau1 purse
- 钱财 錢財 qián cái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ cin4 coi4 wealth
- 零钱 零錢 líng qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 cin2 change (of money)
- 压岁钱 壓歲錢 yā suì qián ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ aat3 seoi3 cin4 money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
- 私房钱 私房錢 sī fáng qián ㄙ ㄈㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ si1 fong4 cin2 secret purse
- 零用钱 零用錢 líng yòng qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 jung6 cin2 pocket money
- 零花钱 零花錢 líng huā qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 faa1 cin2 pocket money
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- 交钱 交錢 jiāo qián ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gaau1 cin2 to pay up
Idioms with these characters
- 报本反始 報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
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- 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
- 慈悲为本 慈悲為本 cí bēi wéi běn ㄘˊ ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄣˇ ci4 bei1 wai4 bun2 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
- 看家本领 看家本領 kān jiā běn lǐng ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hon3 gaa1 bun2 ling5 (idiom) one's forte
- 舍本逐末 捨本逐末 shě běn zhú mò ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ se2 bun2 zuk6 mut6 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
- 血本无归 血本無歸 xuè běn wú guī ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 (idiom) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt
- 一本万利 一本萬利 yī běn wàn lì ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ jat1 bun2 maan6 lei6 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
- 多钱善贾 多錢善賈 duō qián shàn gǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ do1 cin4 sin6 gu2 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
- 花钱受气 花錢受氣 huā qián shòu qì ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄑㄧˋ faa1 cin2 sau6 hei3 (idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
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- 金钱万能 金錢萬能 jīn qián wàn néng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄥˊ gam1 cin4 maan6 nang4 money is omnipotent (idiom)
- 钱可通神 錢可通神 qián kě tōng shén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄕㄣˊ cin4 ho2 tung1 san4 with money, you can do anything (idiom)
- 一钱不值 一錢不值 yī qián bù zhí ㄧ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ jat1 cin4 bat1 zik6 (idiom) not worth a penny; utterly worthless
- 一钱如命 一錢如命 yī qián rú mìng ㄧ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jat1 cin4 jyu4 ming6 (idiom) stingy; penny-pinching
- 有钱有势 有錢有勢 yǒu qián yǒu shì ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ jau5 cin2 jau5 sai3 rich and powerful (idiom)
Example sentences
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年轻 年輕 就是 本钱 本錢 。
Youth is an asset.
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