赚钱
zhuàn qián
Pinyin

Definition

赚钱
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zhuàn qián
  1. to earn money
  2. moneymaking

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

赚
zhuàn
  1. 1 to earn
  2. 2 to make a profit
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
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
挣钱
zhèng qián
  1. 1 to make money
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)
金钱
jīn qián
  1. 1 money
  2. 2 currency
钱包
qián bāo
  1. 1 purse
  2. 2 wallet
钱财
qián cái
  1. 1 wealth
  2. 2 money
一钱不值
yī qián bù zhí
  1. 1 not worth a penny
  2. 2 utterly worthless
交钱
jiāo qián
  1. 1 to pay up
  2. 2 to shell out
  3. 3 to hand over the money to cover sth
付钱
fù qián
  1. 1 to pay money
份子钱
fèn zi qián
  1. 1 gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)
借钱
jiè qián
  1. 1 to borrow money
  2. 2 to lend money
公钱
gōng qián
  1. 1 decagram
冤枉钱
yuān wang qián
  1. 1 wasted money
  2. 2 pointless expense

Idioms (10)

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
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
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
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

Sample Sentences

对啊，双方都赚钱，多好!
duì a ，shuāngfāng dōu zhuànqián ，duō hǎo !
Yeah, if both parties can make money from it, won't it be great?
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你小子，还没开始赚钱，就学会花钱了，什么叫“惜物爱物”都忘了，你不是一天到晚跟我说什么空污、环保吗？老妈这就叫环保，能用的就用、能修的就修。
nǐ xiǎozi ，hái méi kāishǐ zhuànqián ，jiù xuéhuì huāqián le ，shénme jiào “xíwùàiwù ”dōu wàng le ，nǐ bùshì yītiāndàowǎn gēn wǒ shuō shénme kòngwū 、huánbǎo ma ？lǎomā zhè jiù jiào huánbǎo ，néngyòng de jiù yòng 、néng xiū de jiù xiū 。
You little brat. You still haven't started earning money and you've already learned how to spend. You've forgotten how to cherish things. Aren't you always going on about air pollution and environmentalism from morning to night? What your old mother is trying to do is environmentally-friendly, you should make use of what you can and repair what you can.
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在中国家庭里面，鸡是一个能够赚钱的工具，所以偷鸡就可以赚钱。
zài Zhōngguó jiātíng lǐmiàn ，jī shì yīgè nénggòu zhuànqián de gōngjù ，suǒyǐ tōu jī jiù kěyǐ zhuànqián 。
In a Chinese family, chicken is a tool that can make money. Therefore, stealing chickens can make money.
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嘿呦，真的吗？赚钱的好事儿还不赶快说出来和哥们儿分享一下。
hēiyōu ，zhēn de ma ？zhuànqián de hǎo shìr hái bù gǎnkuài shuō chūlai hé gēmenr fēnxiǎng yīxià 。
Agh, really? If you've earned money why didn't you speak up and share the good news with your buddy before now?
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没想到卖垃圾可以赚钱！
méixiǎngdào mài lājī kěyǐ zhuànqián ！
I did not expect that one could make money from trash!
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我也这么觉得，有人为了赚钱，不管后果，制造出帝王暴龙，就表现了人的自私。
wǒ yě zhème juéde ，yǒurén wèile zhuànqián ，bùguǎn hòuguǒ ，zhìzào chū dìwáng bàolóng ，jiù biǎoxiàn le rén de zìsī 。
I thought so too. Some people don't think of the consequences in their pursuit of money. The creation of the Indominus rex shows the greed of mankind.
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跟你说，现在商人都趁着节日赚钱，圣诞节的时候，西餐、礼品都贵，至于愚公节，当然就是土贵了。
gēn nǐ shuō ，xiànzài shāngrén dōu chèn zhe jiérì zhuànqián ，shèngdànjié de shíhou ，xīcān 、lǐpǐn dōu guì ，zhìyú Yú GōngJié ，dāngrán jiùshì tǔ guì le 。
I tell you, businessmen these days all try and take advantage of these festivals to cash in. During Christmas, western food, presents all go up in price. As for Yu Gong Festival, of course soil is expensive.
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大家都知道，拍纪录片是不赚钱的，即使如此，我的家人，特别是我的妻子，还是默默地在背后支持着我。
dàjiā dōu zhīdào ，pāi jìlù piàn shì bú zhuànqián de ，jíshǐ rúcǐ ，wǒ de jiārén ，tèbié shì wǒ de qīzi ，háishì mòmò de zàibèihòu zhīchí zhe wǒ 。
As everyone knows, you don't make money filming documentaries. Even still, my family, especially my wife, continues to support me quietly behind the scenes.
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买股票的好处是可能会赚钱，坏处是可能会亏钱。
mǎi gǔpiào de hǎochu shì kěnéng huì zhuànqián ，huàichù shì kěnéng huì kuīqián 。
The advantage of buying stocks is that they can make money. The disadvantage is that they can lose money.
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有的官员可能会利用他们的权力来赚钱。
yǒude guānyuán kěnéng huì lìyòng tāmen de quánlì lái zhuànqián 。
Some officials might use their power to make money.
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