纸钱
zhǐ qián
Pinyin

Definition

纸钱
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zhǐ qián
  1. ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

壁纸
bì zhǐ
  1. 1 wallpaper
纸
zhǐ
  1. 1 paper
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng],沓[dá]
  3. 3 classifier for documents, letter etc
钱
Qián
  1. 1 surname Qian
值钱
zhí qián
  1. 1 valuable
  2. 2 costly
  3. 3 expensive
价钱
jià qian
  1. 1 price
剪纸
jiǎn zhǐ
  1. 1 papercutting (Chinese folk art)
  2. 2 to make paper cutouts
取钱
qǔ qián
  1. 1 to withdraw money
图纸
tú zhǐ
  1. 1 blueprint
  2. 2 drawing
  3. 3 design plans
  4. 4 graph paper
报纸
bào zhǐ
  1. 1 newspaper
  2. 2 newsprint
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],期[qī],張|张[zhāng]
压岁钱
yā suì qián
  1. 1 money given to children as new year present
妹纸
mèi zhǐ
  1. 1 (Internet slang) (pun on 妹子[mèi zi])
存钱
cún qián
  1. 1 to deposit money
  2. 2 to save money
挣钱
zhèng qián
  1. 1 to make money
折纸
zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 paper folding
  2. 2 origami
有钱
yǒu qián
  1. 1 well-off
  2. 2 wealthy
有钱人
yǒu qián rén
  1. 1 rich person
  2. 2 the rich
本钱
běn qián
  1. 1 capital
  2. 2 (fig.) asset
  3. 3 advantage
  4. 4 the means (to do sth)
墙纸
qiáng zhǐ
  1. 1 wallpaper
纸巾
zhǐ jīn
  1. 1 paper towel
  2. 2 napkin
  3. 3 facial tissue
  4. 4 CL:張|张[zhāng],包[bāo]
纸张
zhǐ zhāng
  1. 1 paper

Idioms (17)

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
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
  1. 1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ
  1. 1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
摇钱树
yáo qián shù
  1. 1 a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
  2. 2 a source of easy money (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
洛阳纸贵
Luò yáng zhǐ guì
  1. 1 lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes
纸上谈兵
zhǐ shàng tán bīng
  1. 1 lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
  3. 3 armchair strategist
  4. 4 idle theorizing
  5. 5 cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
纸醉金迷
zhǐ zuì jīn mí
  1. 1 lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
花钱受气
huā qián shòu qì
  1. 1 (idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer
  2. 2 to encounter poor service
见钱眼开
jiàn qián yǎn kāi
  1. 1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
  2. 2 money-grubbing
跃然纸上
yuè rán zhǐ shàng
  1. 1 to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc)
  2. 2 to stand out markedly
金迷纸醉
jīn mí zhǐ zuì
  1. 1 lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
金钱万能
jīn qián wàn néng
  1. 1 money is omnipotent (idiom)
  2. 2 with money, you can do anything
  3. 3 money talks
钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的
qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de
  1. 1 money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
钱可通神
qián kě tōng shén
  1. 1 with money, you can do anything (idiom)
  2. 2 money talks
钻故纸堆
zuān gù zhǐ duī
  1. 1 to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers

Sample Sentences

七月十五我们一般就是烧点纸钱，再供点儿吃的喝的；清明的时候要扫墓上坟；十月初一要烧用纸做的衣服给先人，因为那时候天冷了。
qīyuèshíwǔ wǒmen yībān jiùshì shāo diǎn zhǐqián ，zài gòng diǎnr5 chī de hē de ；qīngmíng de shíhou yào sǎomù shàngfén ；shíyuèchūyī yào shāo yòng zhǐ zuò de yīfu gěi xiānrén ，yīnwèi nà shíhou tiān lěng le 。
On the fifteen day of the seventh month of the lunar year, we generally just burn a little paper money, as well as some thing for the ghosts to eat or drink. On Tomb-Sweeping Day we go to the cemetery to sweep our ancestors' graves. On Winter Clothing Day, we burn paper clothing for our ancestors, because the weather starts getting colder at that time.
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都买了，早上去菜场买了水果、纸钱、香、还有花，我昨天卤了爸生前最爱吃的牛腱，正在切呢，一会儿装好就可以走了，早去早回也好。
dōu mǎi le ，zǎoshang qù càichǎng mǎi le shuǐguǒ 、zhǐqián 、xiāng 、háiyǒu huā ，wǒ zuótiān lǔ le bà shēngqián zuìài chī de niújiàn ，zhèngzài qiē ne ，yīhuǐr zhuāng hǎo jiù kěyǐ zǒu le ，zǎo qù zǎo huí yě hǎo 。
Yes, I bought everything. I went to the market this morning to buy fruit, joss paper, incense and flowers. Yesterday I stewed a shank of beef just like dad used to like when he was alive. I'm cutting it right now. I'll pack it up and then we can go. The sooner we go the sooner we can come back.
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