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赚钱

zhuàn qián · zhuan qian

Traditional 賺錢

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to earn money
  2. moneymaking
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Making lanterns costs more

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)夜市(yèshì)卖(mài)小(xiǎo)灯笼(dēnglóng)赚钱(zhuànqián)。

    I want to sell small lanterns at the night market to make money.

  2. Liangliang

    赚钱(zhuànqián)不(bù)容易(róngyì)，你(nǐ)的(de)灯笼(dēnglóng)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)一个(yīgè)？

    Making money isn't easy. How much is each lantern?

  3. Dengdeng

    十块(shíkuài)一个(yīgè)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)卖(mài)了(le)三个(sāngè)。

    Ten yuan each. Today I sold three.

  4. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)赚(zhuàn)了(le)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    Great! How much did you earn today?

  5. Dengdeng

    三十块(sānshíkuài)……可是(kěshì)做(zuò)灯笼(dēnglóng)花(huā)了(le)四十块(sìshíkuài)。

    Thirty yuan... but making the lanterns cost forty.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)在(zài)赚钱(zhuànqián)，是(shì)在(zài)送(sòng)灯笼(dēnglóng)啊(a)！

    Then you aren't making money. You're giving lanterns away!

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2 examples
01

必(bì)须(xū)要(yào)赚(zhuàn)钱(qián)才(cái)能(néng)买(mǎi)一(yì)台(tái)个(gè)人(rén)计(jì)算(suàn)机(jī)。

I have to make money to buy a personal computer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by treskro3 · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)利(lì)用(yòng)周(zhōu)末(mò)兼(jiān)职(zhí)赚(zhuàn)钱(qián)补(bǔ)贴(tiē)家(jiā)用(yòng)。

He uses his weekends to work part-time to earn money to help with household expenses.

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