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大钱

dà qián · da qian

Traditional 大錢

Meaning

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  1. large sum of money
  2. old Chinese type of coin of high denomination
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Big money, long sleep

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)以后(yǐhòu)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)工作(gōngzuò)？

    Dengdeng, what job do you want to do in the future?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)赚(zhuàn)大钱(dàqián)，然后(ránhòu)每天(měitiān)睡(shuì)到(dào)中午(zhōngwǔ)。

    I want to earn big money, and then sleep until noon every day.

  3. Liangliang

    赚(zhuàn)大钱(dàqián)很(hěn)累(lèi)的(de)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)没(méi)时间(shíjiān)睡觉(shuìjiào)了(le)。

    Earning big money is tiring. You won't have time to sleep.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)就(jiù)赚(zhuàn)小钱(xiǎoqián)，还是(háishi)睡(shuì)到(dào)中午(zhōngwǔ)。

    Then I'll earn small money and still sleep until noon.

  5. Liangliang

    小钱(xiǎoqián)也(yě)行(xíng)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)要(yào)先(xiān)找到(zhǎodào)工作(gōngzuò)。

    Small money is fine too, but you need to find a job first.

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)借(jiè)我(wǒ)一点(yīdiǎn)小钱(xiǎoqián)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)份(fèn)报纸(bàozhǐ)。

    Right. Lend me a bit of pocket money. I'll go buy a newspaper.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)做(zuò)生(shēng)意(yi)赚(zhuàn)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)大(dà)钱(qián)。

He made a lot of money in business.

02

这(zhè)枚(méi)古(gǔ)币(bì)是(shì)以(yǐ)前(qián)的(de)大(dà)钱(qián)。

This old coin is a high-denomination coin from the past.

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