金钱 jīnqián money
money; currency
How to remember 金钱: 金 gold + 钱 money = money.
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How it is used
- Money (in the abstract) - 金钱买不到幸福 (jīnqián mǎi bú dào xìngfú) money can't buy happiness.
- The conceptual/abstract "money" for discussing wealth and values; for actual cash you spend, use 钱 (qián).
- Carries a moralizing tone: 金钱观 (jīnqián guān) one's attitude toward money.
Example sentences
- 金钱万能。 Jīnqiánwànnéng.Money talks.
- 时间就是金钱。 Shíjiān jiùshì jīnqián.Time is money.
- 金钱改变了他的生活。 Jīnqián gǎibiàn le tā de shēnghuó.Money has changed his life.