摇钱树
yáo qián shù
Pinyin

Definition

摇钱树
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yáo qián shù
  1. a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
  2. a source of easy money (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

有钱
yǒu qián
  1. 1 well-off
  2. 2 wealthy
树
shù
  1. 1 tree
  2. 2 CL:棵[kē]
  3. 3 to cultivate
  4. 4 to set up
钱
Qián
  1. 1 surname Qian
交钱
jiāo qián
  1. 1 to pay up
  2. 2 to shell out
  3. 3 to hand over the money to cover sth
值钱
zhí qián
  1. 1 valuable
  2. 2 costly
  3. 3 expensive
价钱
jià qian
  1. 1 price
动摇
dòng yáo
  1. 1 to sway
  2. 2 to waver
  3. 3 to rock
  4. 4 to rattle
  5. 5 to destabilize
  6. 6 to pose a challenge to
取钱
qǔ qián
  1. 1 to withdraw money
压岁钱
yā suì qián
  1. 1 money given to children as new year present
存钱
cún qián
  1. 1 to deposit money
  2. 2 to save money
招摇
zhāo yáo
  1. 1 to act ostentatiously
  2. 2 to brag
  3. 3 to show off
挣钱
zhèng qián
  1. 1 to make money
摇
Yáo
  1. 1 surname Yao
摇摆
yáo bǎi
  1. 1 to sway
  2. 2 to wobble
  3. 3 to waver
摇晃
yáo huàng
  1. 1 to rock
  2. 2 to shake
  3. 3 to sway
摇曳
yáo yè
  1. 1 to sway gently (as in the wind)
  2. 2 (of a flame) to flicker
摇椅
yáo yǐ
  1. 1 rocking chair
摇滚
yáo gǔn
  1. 1 rock 'n' roll (music)
  2. 2 to rock
  3. 3 to fall off
摇篮
yáo lán
  1. 1 cradle
摇号
yáo hào
  1. 1 lottery

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
别树一帜
bié shù yī zhì
  1. 1 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
  2. 2 to stand out
  3. 3 to develop one's own school
  4. 4 to have attitude of one's own
别树一旗
bié shù yī qí
  1. 1 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
  2. 2 to stand out
  3. 3 to develop one's own school
  4. 4 to have attitude of one's own
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
十年树木，百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
  1. 1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
  1. 1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ
  1. 1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
天摇地转
tiān yáo dì zhuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
  2. 2 momentous changes are underway (idiom)
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
  1. 1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
摇旗呐喊
yáo qí nà hǎn
  1. 1 to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
  2. 2 to give support to
摇钱树
yáo qián shù
  1. 1 a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
  2. 2 a source of easy money (idiom)
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
  1. 1 to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well pleased with oneself
  3. 3 to have a lighthearted air
撼树蚍蜉
hàn shù pí fú
  1. 1 lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
  2. 2 to overrate oneself (idiom)
有钱有势
yǒu qián yǒu shì
  1. 1 rich and powerful (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
  1. 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
  1. 1 to deck the tree with false blossoms
  2. 2 to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
树倒猢狲散
shù dǎo hú sūn sàn
  1. 1 When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
  2. 2 Rats leave a sinking ship.
树大招风
shù dà zhāo fēng
  1. 1 lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism

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