Word: 钱 (qián)

你怎么花的那些钱？

Nǐ zěnme huā de nèixiē qián?

What did you do with that money?

你急需钱的话我可以借一些给你。

Nǐ jíxū qián dehuà wǒ kěyǐ jiè yìxiē gěi nǐ.

If you urgently need money I can you lend you some.

你愿意捐献一些钱吗？

Nǐ yuànyì juānxiàn yìxiē qián ma?

Would you be willing to donate some money?

你是怎么搞到这笔钱的？

Nǐ shì zěnme gǎo dào zhè bǐ qián de?

How did you come by the money?

你是有所有钱的人。

Nǐ shì yǒu suǒyǒu qián de rén.

You're the one with all the money.

你有多少钱？

Nǐ yǒu duōshǎo qián?

How much money do you have?

你每个月储蓄多少钱？

Nǐ měige yuè chǔxù duōshǎo qián?

How much money do you save each month?

你每个月花多少钱呀？

Nǐ měige yuè huā duōshǎo qián ya?

How much money do you spend in a month?

你每年捐多少钱？

Nǐ měinián juān duōshǎo qián?

How much money do you donate every year?

你每次都忘记拿钱。

Nǐ měicì dōu wàngjì ná qián.

You always forget your money.

你没有钱吗？

Nǐ méiyǒu qián ma?

Don't you have any money?

你用支付宝付了多少钱？

Nǐ yòng Zhīfùbǎo fùle duōshǎo qián?

How much did you pay with Alipay?

你的照相机多少钱买的？

Nǐ de zhàoxiàngjī duōshǎo qián mǎi de?

How much did you pay for your camera?

你的钱够吗？

Nǐ de qián gòu ma?

Do you have enough money?

你看重钱吗？

Nǐ kànzhòng qián ma?

Is money important to you?

你给他们的钱会用到好处。

Nǐ gěi tāmen de qián huì yòng dào hǎochù.

The money you give them will be put to good use.

你能借我些钱吗？

Nǐ néng jiè wǒ xiē qián ma?

Would you please lend me some money?

你能借给我点儿钱吗？

Nǐ néng jiègěi wǒ diǎnr qián ma?

Can you lend me some money?

你能给我一些钱吗？

Nǐ néng gěi wǒ yìxiē qián ma?

Can you give me some money?

你自己的钱，想怎么用就怎么用。

Nǐ zìjǐ de qián, xiǎng zěnme yòng jiù zěnme yòng.

You are free to do as you please with your money.

你要多少钱？

Nǐ yào duōshǎo qián?

How much money do you want?

你觉得多少钱才算财务自由？

Nǐ juéde duōshǎo qián cái suàn cáiwùzìyóu?

How much money do you think counts as financial freedom?

你认识钱先生吗？

Nǐ rènshi qián xiānsheng ma?

Do you know Mr Qian?

你身上有很多钱吗？

Nǐ shēnshang yǒu hěn duō qián ma?

Do you have a lot of money with you?

你钱或者信用卡带来没有？

Nǐ qián huòzhě xìnyòngkǎ dàilái méiyǒu?

Did you bring cash or your credit card with you?

你需要多少钱？

Nǐ xūyào duōshǎo qián?

How much money do you need?

你需要赔偿他损失的钱。

Nǐ xūyào péicháng tā sǔnshī de qián.

You must compensate him for the money he lost.

信贷太容易，人们就会花太多钱。

Xìndài tài róngyì, rénmen jiù huì huā tài duō qián.

When credit is too easy, people spend too much money.

修理将要花费很多钱。

Xiūlǐ jiāngyào huāfèi hěn duō qián.

Repairs will cost a lot of money.

做人要有骨气，不能收这种钱。

Zuòrén yào yǒu gǔqì, bùnéng shōu zhèzhǒng qián.

A person should have integrity and must not take this kind of money.

做梦不要钱。

Zuòmèng búyào qián.

Dreaming costs nothing.

兄弟俩瓜分了爸爸的钱。

Xiōngdì liǎ guāfēn le bàba de qián.

The two brothers divided up their father's money.

冥币不是真的钱，不能花。

Míngbì bú shì zhēnde qián, bùnéng huā.

Spirit money isn't real money, so you can't spend it.

准确是多少钱？

Zhǔnquè shì duōshǎo qián?

How much exactly?

几乎没剩下钱。

Jīhū méi shèngxià qián.

There was scarcely any money left.

创业需要钱，也需要好的想法。

Chuàngyè xūyào qián, yě xūyào hǎo de xiǎngfǎ.

Entrepreneurship takes money and good ideas.

别再挥霍时间和钱了！

Bié zài huīhuò shíjiān hé qián le!

Stop wasting your time and money!

别再纠缠我了，我真的没钱。

Bié zài jiūchán wǒ le, wǒ zhēnde méi qián.

Stop pestering me, I really have no money.

制片人说，拍这部戏花了很多钱。

Zhìpiànrén shuō, pāi zhè bù xì huāle hěn duō qián.

The producer said that making this film cost a lot of money.

办学需要很多钱，也需要好老师。

Bànxué xūyào hěn duō qián, yě xūyào hǎo lǎoshī.

Running a school takes a lot of money and good teachers.

助手拿了钱。

Zhùshǒu nále qián.

The assistant took the money.

劳驾, 把这十块钱换成零钱。

Láojià, bǎ zhè shí kuài qián huànchéng língqián.

Could you change this ten dollar bill, please?

卖水的看大河，尽是钱

mài shuǐ de kàn dàhé, jìn shì qián

a water seller looking at a great river: all he sees is money

去加拿大渡蜜月要花很多钱。

Qù Jiānádà dù mìyuè yào huā hěn duō qián.

A honeymoon in Canada costs a lot of money.

去南韩的机票多少钱？

Qù Nánhán de jīpiào duōshǎo qián?

How much is a plane ticket to South Korea?

司机要赔偿对方多少钱？

Sījī yào péicháng duìfāng duōshǎo qián?

How much does the driver have to pay the other party in compensation?

员工举报老板乱收钱。

Yuángōng jǔbào lǎobǎn luàn shōu qián.

An employee denounced the boss for charging money improperly.

商店答应退还我的钱。

Shāngdiàn dāying tuìhuán wǒ de qián.

The shop agreed to refund my money.

喂，这橘子多少钱买一斤啊？

Wèi, zhè júzi duōshǎo qián mǎi yì jīn a?

Hey, how much does one pound of these oranges cost?

嘉年华的门票多少钱？

Jiāniánhuá de ménpiào duōshǎo qián?

How much is a ticket to the carnival?

在这里谈钱是一种禁忌。

Zài zhèlǐ tán qián shì yìzhǒng jìnjì.

Talking about money here is a taboo.

处家人情,非钱不行

chǔ jiā rénqíng,fēi qián bùxíng

for family life and social courtesies, nothing works without money

多少钱一斤？

Duōshǎo qián yì jīn?

How much for half a kilo?

多少钱都没关系。

Duōshǎo qián dōu méiguānxi.

It doesn't matter how much it costs. (Probably best if you don't say this one too much.)

大家一起集资，钱够了吗？

Dàjiā yìqǐ jízī, qián gòu le ma?

Everyone's pooling money together, so is there enough now?

大家想办法筹集钱给病人做手术。

Dàjiā xiǎng bànfǎ chóují qián gěi bìngrén zuò shǒushù.

Everyone is trying to raise money for the patient's surgery.

大家都捐钱赈灾。

Dàjiā dōu juān qián zhènzāi.

Everyone donated money for disaster relief.

她为了他的钱嫁给了他。

Tā wèile tā de qián jià gěi le tā.

She married him for his money.

她从银行取了钱。

Tā cóng yínháng qǔle qián.

She drew out the money from the bank.

她害怕丢钱。

Tā hàipà diū qián.

She's afraid of losing money.

她家底雄厚，不用担心钱。

Tā jiādǐ xiónghòu, búyòng dānxīn qián.

Her family is wealthy, so she doesn't need to worry about money.

她把大部分钱都用在买裙子上了。

Tā bǎ dàbùfen qián dōu yòng zài mǎi qúnzi shàng le.

She spends most of her money on her dresses.

她把赚的钱捐给公益事业。

Tā bǎ zhuàn de qián juāngěi gōngyìshìyè.

She donates the money she earns to charity.

她把那笔钱给了他。

Tā bǎ nà bǐ qián gěi le tā.

She gave him the money.

她把钱全给了他。

Tā bǎ qián quán gěi le tā.

She gave all her money to him.

她把钱存在银行里。

Tā bǎ qián cúnzài yínháng lǐ.

She put the money in the bank.

她拒绝接受这笔钱。

Tā jùjué jiēshòu zhè bǐ qián.

She refused to accept the money.

她控告他偷她的钱。

Tā kònggào tā tōu tā de qián.

She accused him of stealing her money.

她既没钱，也不出名。

Tā jì méi qián, yě bù chūmíng.

She's neither rich nor famous.

她有一点钱。

Tā yǒu yìdiǎn qián.

She had a little money.

她有很多钱。

Tā yǒu hěn duō qián.

She has a lot of money.

她没有很多钱。

Tā méiyǒu hěn duō qián.

She didn't have much money.

她留了很多钱给她儿子。

Tā liúle hěn duō qián gěi tā érzi.

She left her son a lot of money.

她盘算着今年存多少钱。

Tā pánsuànzhe jīnnián cún duōshǎo qián.

She is figuring out how much money to save this year.

她给了他很多钱。

Tā gěi le tā hěn duō qián.

She gave him a lot of money.

她花很多钱买衣服。

Tā huā hěn duō qián mǎi yīfu.

She spends much money on dresses.

她花很多钱在买鞋上。

Tā huā hěn duō qián zài mǎi xié shàng.

She spends a lot of money on shoes.

如果我够钱的话，就能出国了。

Rúguǒ wǒ gòu qián dehuà, jiù néng chūguóle.

If I had enough money, I could go abroad.

妈妈把钱存了定期存款。

Māma bǎ qián cúnle dìngqīcúnkuǎn.

My mom put the money into a time deposit.

婚礼的钱主要由男方出。

Hūnlǐ de qián zhǔyào yóu nánfāng chū.

The money for the wedding is mainly paid by the groom's side.

婚礼的钱由男方和女方一起出。

Hūnlǐ de qián yóu nánfāng hé nǚfāng yìqǐ chū.

The groom's side and the bride's side are paying for the wedding together.

学生们在街上筹集买书的钱。

Xuéshengmen zài jiēshang chóují mǎi shū de qián.

The students are raising money on the street to buy books.

宁可无钱，不可无耻

nìngkě wú qián, bùkě wúchǐ

better to have no money than to have no shame

它花多少钱对你很重要吗？

Tā huā duōshǎo qián duì nǐ hěn zhòngyào ma?

Does it matter to you how much it costs?

官员和商人勾结起来骗钱。

Guānyuán hé shāngrén gōujié qǐlai piàn qián.

The official colluded with a businessman to cheat people out of money.

定做一个书架要多少钱？

Dìngzuò yí gè shūjià yào duōshǎo qián?

How much does it cost to have a bookshelf made to order?

家有一心，堆积黄金；家有二心，无钱买针

jiā yǒu yìxīn, duījī huángjīn; jiā yǒu èrxīn, wú qián mǎi zhēn

a family of one heart piles up gold; a family of two hearts can't afford a needle

家里没钱交房租，他很犯愁。

Jiālǐ méi qián jiāo fángzū, tā hěn fànchóu.

He is worried because he has no money for the rent.

尊重你的父母，网钱是他们付的。

Zūnzhòng nǐ de fùmǔ, wǎng qián shì tāmen fù de.

Respect your parents. They pay for the internet.

就算我富有，我也不会给他钱。

Jiùsuàn wǒ fùyǒu, wǒ yě búhuì gěi tā qián.

Even if I were rich, I wouldn't give him money.

尽管他有那么多钱，他并不快乐。

Jǐnguǎn tā yǒu nàme duō qián, tā bìng bú kuàilè.

For all the money he has, he is not happy.

差人见钱，猫鼠同眠

chāi rén jiàn qián, māoshǔtóngmián

when a runner sees money, cat and mouse sleep together

帮艺不帮钱

bāng yì bù bāng qián

help with a skill, not with money

干地打不成高墙，没钱盖不起瓦房

gān dì dǎ bùchéng gāo qiáng, méi qián gài bù qǐ wǎfáng

dry earth can't be rammed into a high wall; without money you can't build a tile house

建新家花了很多钱。

Jiàn xīn jiā huāle hěn duō qián.

Building a new house cost a lot of money.

建这条桥花了不少钱。

Jiàn zhè tiáo qiáo huāle bùshǎo qián.

A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.

强盗抢走了老人所有的钱。

Qiángdào qiǎngzǒule lǎorén suǒyǒu de qián.

The robber took all of the old man's money.

往返票多少钱？

Wǎngfǎn piào duōshǎo qián?

What's the round-trip fare?

很多人认为成功就是拥有很多钱。

Hěn duō rén rènwéi chénggōng jiùshì yōngyǒu hěn duō qián.

Many people think that success means having a lot of money.

律师是防止别人拿你的钱的人。

Lǜshī shì fángzhǐ biéren ná nǐ de qián de rén.

A lawyer is a person who prevents someone else from getting your money.