本钱 běnqián capital
capital; (figuratively) asset; advantage; the means (to do something)
How to remember 本钱: 本 source + 钱 money = capital.
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How it is used
- 'Capital; the means/asset to do something' - 做生意的本钱 (zuò shēngyi de běnqián) startup capital.
- Figurative: 年轻是最大的本钱 (niánqīng shì zuìdà de běnqián) youth is one's greatest asset.
- Colloquial; frames whatever gives you the leverage or standing to act.