How to say “money” in Chinese
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“Money” in Chinese is 钱, qián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
钱 is read qián. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 钅 “metal”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “钱”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 钱. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个多少钱？zhègeduōshaoqiánHow much is this?
- 一个苹果三块钱yígepíngguǒsānkuàiqiánOne apple: three yuan.
- 一杯茶多少钱？yìbēicháduōshaoqiánHow much is a cup of tea?
- 这本书多少钱？zhèběnshūduōshaoqiánHow much is this book?
- 这些书多少钱zhèxiēshūduōshaoqiánHow much are these books?
- 这件衣服多少钱？zhèjiànyīfuduōshaoqiánHow much is this piece of clothing?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How much is it?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “money” in Chinese?
“Money” in Chinese is 钱, pinyin qián.
What does 钱 mean?
钱 (qián) means “money”.
How do you write 钱?
钱 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 钱?
钱 is read qián. Tones: qián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“money” in the lesson “How much is it?”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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