赚钱 (賺錢)
zhuàn qián
Pinyin
Definition
赚钱 (賺錢)
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- to earn money
- moneymaking
Character Decomposition
Idioms (10)
一手交钱,一手交货
- 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
- 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
- 3 simple and direct transaction
多钱善贾
- 1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
摇钱树
- 1 a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
- 2 a source of easy money (idiom)
有钱有势
- 1 rich and powerful (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
- 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
- 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
Sample Sentences
对啊,双方都赚钱,多好!
Yeah, if both parties can make money from it, won't it be great?
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。
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.
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。
In a Chinese family, chicken is a tool that can make money. Therefore, stealing chickens can make money.
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。
Agh, really? If you've earned money why didn't you speak up and share the good news with your buddy before now?
没想到卖垃圾可以赚钱!
I did not expect that one could make money from trash!
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。
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.
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。
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.
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。
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.
买股票的好处是可能会赚钱,坏处是可能会亏钱。
The advantage of buying stocks is that they can make money. The disadvantage is that they can lose money.
有的官员可能会利用他们的权力来赚钱。
Some officials might use their power to make money.