Chinese word

钱财

Pronunciation

Pinyinqián cái

Meaning

  • nounmoney

Example

她把不少钱财捐给了慈善机构。tā bǎ bù shǎo qián cái juān gěi le cí shàn jī gòu

She donated quite a bit of money to a charity.

Illustration for 钱财 (money)

More examples

父亲辛苦工作，终于有了一些钱财，可以改善家庭生活。fù qīn xīn kǔ gōng zuò zhōng yú yǒu le yì xiē qián cái ké yǐ gǎi shàn jiā tíng shēng huó

The father worked hard and finally had some money, so he could improve the family's life.

Core concept

A broad pool of financial resources, including cash and valuable possessions, viewed as something that can be used, held, or built up.

Common phrases

  • 挥霍钱财huī huò qián cái

    waste money

  • 积累钱财jī lěi qián cái

    accumulate wealth

  • 窃取钱财qiè qǔ qián cái

    steal money

Similar words

钱qián: The cash or currency used to pay for things in daily life.
金钱jīn qián: Money of all kinds, such as cash and money held in bank accounts.
财产cái chǎn: Everything of value owned by a person or organization, such as cash, land, or buildings.
财富cái fù: A substantial amount of wealth and property accumulated over many years.

Definition in Chinese

指货币与财产的总称，泛指可用于交易、储存或积累的金钱及其他有价资产。zhǐ huò bì yǔ cái chǎn de zǒng chēng fàn zhǐ kě yòng yú jiāo yì chǔ cún huò jī lěi de jīn qián jí qí tā yǒu jià zī chǎn

Word origin

钱 (qián, "money") + 财 (cái, "wealth") combines a term for currency with a term for valuable property, giving a broad expression for financial resources.

Usage tips

  • This noun commonly behaves like a mass noun, so quantity expressions can modify it directly without a classifier when the total resources matter.

Other meanings

  • propertynoun

Opposites

Word lists with this word