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现金

xiàn jīn · xian jin

Traditional 現金

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. cash
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Only cash

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，可以(kěyǐ)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)付钱(fùqián)吗(ma)？

    Boss, can I pay with my phone?

  2. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)只(zhǐ)收(shōu)现金(xiànjīn)。

    The boss says cash only.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)带(dài)现金(xiànjīn)。

    I didn't bring cash.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)。

    Neither did I.

  5. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，我(wǒ)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)好像(hǎoxiàng)有(yǒu)一点(yīdiǎn)现金(xiànjīn)。

    Wait, I think there's a bit of cash in my pocket.

  6. Liangliang

    那是(nàshi)去年(qùnián)外套(wàitào)里(lǐ)的(de)现金(xiànjīn)？还(hái)能(néng)用(yòng)吗(ma)？

    Cash from last year's jacket? Can it still be used?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)用(yòng)现(xiàn)金(jīn)付(fù)款(kuǎn)，我(wǒ)们(men)给(jǐ)予(yǔ)九(jiǔ)折(zhé)优(yōu)惠(huì)。

We give a 10% discount for cash.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

通(tōng)常(cháng)我(wǒ)用(yòng)信(xìn)用(yòng)卡(kǎ)支(zhī)付(fù)多(duō)过(guò)用(yòng)现(xiàn)金(jīn)。

I use a credit card to pay for things more often than cash.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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现
xiàn

to appear; present

金
jīn

gold; chemical element Au

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