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花钱

huā qián · hua qian

Traditional 花錢

Meaning

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  1. to spend money
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No more spending

  1. Qiqi

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这个(zhège)月(yuè)你(nǐ)花钱(huāqián)花得(huāde)太多(tàiduō)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, you've spent too much money this month.

  2. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)啊(a)。我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)一点(yīdiǎn)东西(dōngxi)。

    No, I haven't. I only bought a few things.

  3. Qiqi

    一点(yīdiǎn)？奶茶(nǎichá)、零食(língshí)、游戏(yóuxì)……

    A few? Milk tea, snacks, games…

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)。从(cóng)今天(jīntiān)开始(kāishǐ)，我(wǒ)不(bù)花钱(huāqián)了(le)！

    Okay. Starting today, I'm not spending any money!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)晚饭(wǎnfàn)谁(shuí)请客(qǐngkè)？

    Then who's paying for dinner tonight?

  6. Dengdeng

    ……琦琦(qíqí)。

    …Qiqi.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)简(jiǎn)直(zhí)不(bú)用(yòng)花(huā)钱(qián)就(jiù)买(mǎi)到(dào)了(le)。

I got it for next to nothing.

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

02

他(tā)每(měi)个(gè)月(yuè)花(huā)钱(qián)都(dōu)很(hěn)有(yǒu)计(jì)划(huà)。

He spends money according to a plan every month.

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