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 qián coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bi3] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
Results beginning with 钱
 qián bāo purse / wallet
 qián cái wealth / money
 qián bì money
 Qián táng Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
 qián zhuāng old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal
 qián dài purse / wallet
 qián wù money and things of value
 qián liáng land tax / money and grain (given as tax or tribute)
 qián jiā wallet / Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2]
 qián chāo money
 qián chuàn string of cash
 Qián pí Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920-2016), president of Italy 1999-2006
 Qián Qǐ Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet
 qián shù money tree / prostitute / hen that lays golden eggs
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 Qián táng Jiāng Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
 Qián Qí chēn Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier
 Qián Sān qiáng Qian Sanqiang
 Qián táng cháo tidal bore of Qiantang river
 qián chuàn r erhua variant of 錢串|钱串[qian2 chuan4]
 qián chuàn zi string of copper coins (in ancient China) / (fig.) an overly money-oriented person / (zoology) centipede
 qián jiā lè Chin
 Qián Xué sēn Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer
 Qián Yǒng jiàn Roger Yonchien Tsien (1952-), US Chinese chemist and 2008 Nobel laureate
 Qián Zhōng shū Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城
 qián kě tōng shén with money, you can do anything (idiom) / money talks
 qián néng tōng shén money is all-powerful / money can move God
  Chandipura virus
 qián shì wàn è zhī yuán Money is the root of all evil.
 qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn lots of money, less work, and close to home / ideal job
 qián bù shì wàn néng de méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de Money isn't everything but without money you have nothing. (idiom)
 qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
Approximate Results for 钱
 jīn qián money / currency
 zhuàn qián to earn money / moneymaking
 yǒu qián well-off / wealthy
 jià qian price
 huā qián to spend money
 zhèng qián to make money
 shěng qián to save money
 yào qián to charge / to demand payment
 jiè qián to borrow money / to lend money
 běn qián capital / (fig.) asset / advantage / the means (to do sth)
 chū qián to pay
 zhí qián valuable / costly / expensive
 fù qián to pay money
 jiāo qián to pay up / to shell out / to hand over the money to cover sth
 yòng qian variant of 佣錢|佣钱[yong4 qian5]
 péi qián to lose money / to pay for damages
 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China)
 gōng qián salary / wages
 quē qián shortage of money
 rè qián hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit
 líng qián change (of money) / small change / pocket money
 cún qián to deposit money / to save money
 xǐ qián to launder money
 shāo qián to burn joss paper / (fig.) to flush money down the toilet
 fēn qián cent / penny
 dà qián large sum of money / old Chinese type of coin of high denomination
 qǔ qián to withdraw money
 dǔ qián to gamble
 huàn qián to change money / to sell
 hēi qián dirty money
 lāo qián lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck
 zhǐ qián ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
 zhǎo qián to give change
 jiǔ qián tip
 yín qián silver money (in former times)
 còu qián to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth)
退 tuì qián to refund money
 chē qián fare / transport costs
 xiàn qián cash
 shǎng qian tip / gratuity / monetary reward / bonus
 fá qián to fine
 chòu qián dirty money
 chá qián tip / gratuity / money for tea
 lōu qián (coll.) to grab money / to rake in money
 lì qián interest (on a loan etc)
 bǐ qián fund / sum of money
 chèn qián (coll.) rich / well-heeled
 chèn qián variant of 稱錢|称钱[chen4 qian2]
 chóu qián to raise money
 dǎ qián to collect money from sb / to give money to sb
 diàn qián room charge in a hotel / accommodation expenses
 dìng qian security deposit / earnest money (real estate) / good-faith deposit
 dì qián liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
 fáng qián charges for a room / house rental
 fèng qián salary
 gǎo qián to get money / to accumulate money
 gōng qián decagram
 huī qián grey money
 jiǎo qián payment to a porter
 jiā qián to pay extra / to pay more
 kuài qián quick buck
 liǎn qián to collect money / to raise funds (for charity)
 liǎ qián two bits / a small amount of money
 lì qián payment to a porter
 mài qián to make money by selling sth
 míng qián joss paper made to resemble paper money
 quān qián (coll.) (neologism c. 2006) to raise money then misappropriate it
 sàn qián to scatter money / to give to charity
 sǎn qián small sum of money / loose change / Cantonese equivalent of 零錢|零钱[ling2 qian2]
 shèng qián to have money left / remaining money
 shé qián a loss / to lose money
 shì qián Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 5 grams
 shuǎ qián (coll.) to gamble
 sī qián private
 tān qián to bear part of the cost
 tāo qián to pay / to spend money / to fork out
 wèn qián (dialect) to make money
 xǐ qian tip given on a happy occasion (traditional)
 yáng qián foreign money / flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元
 yòng qian commission / brokerage
 yuān qián money spent in vain / wasted money
 yuè qián monthly payment
 yú qián surplus money
 zá qián to spend big (on sth) / to pour a lot of money into sth
 zhǎng qián inflation / salary raise
 zhì qián copper coin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
 zū qian rent / same as 租金
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 duō shao qián how much money / how much?
 zhuàn dà qián to earn a fortune
 yǒu qián rén rich person / the rich
 yī fēn qián cent / penny
 yuān wang qián wasted money / pointless expense
 bù zhí qián of little value
 xuè hàn qián hard-earned money
 líng huā qián pocket money / allowance
 yā suì qián money given to children as new year present
 yáo qián shù a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / a source of easy money (idiom)
 líng yòng qián pocket money / allowance / spending money
  anti-money-laundering
 sī fáng qián secret purse / secret stash of money
 luàn huā qián to spend money recklessly / to squander
 jīn qián bào leopard
 xǐ hēi qián money laundering
 cún qián guàn piggy bank / coin bank / money box
 xiāng huǒ qián donations to a temple
 fāng kǒng qián round coin with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China
 fèn zi qián gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)
 liǎ qián r erhua variant of 倆錢|俩钱[lia3 qian2]
 mǎi lù qián money extorted by bandits in exchange for safe passage / illegal toll / (old) paper money strewn along the path of a funeral procession
 péi qián huò unprofitable goods / item that can only be sold at a loss / daughter (so called in former times because daughters required a dowry when they married)
 tī ji qián private saved money of close family members
 yìn zi qián usury / high interest loan (in former times)
 yǒu běn qián to be in a position to (take on a challenge, etc)
 yī qián bù zhí not worth a penny / utterly worthless
 bù míng yī qián to be penniless
 duō qián shàn gǔ much capital, good business (idiom) / fig. good trading conditions
 jiàn qián yǎn kāi to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom) / thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
 yī qián rú mìng stingy / penny-pinching
 yǒu qián yǒu shì rich and powerful (idiom)
  financial loss
 dì xià qián zhuāng underground bank / illegal private bank / loan shark
 fǎn xǐ qián gǔ Anti-Money Laundering Unit
 huáng qián qí lián Elizabeth
 huā qián shòu qì (idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer / to encounter poor service
 jīn qián bò hé Glechoma
 jīn qián guà shuài caring only about money and wealth
 jīn qián wàn néng money is omnipotent (idiom) / with money, you can do anything / money talks
 làng fèi jīn qián to squander money / to spend extravagantly
 sì chū wén qián coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝|汉灵帝[Han4 Ling2 Di4], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文)
 yǒu qián yǒu xián to have money and time / to be part of the leisure class / the idle rich
  handout
  anti-laundering procedure
 huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
 jīn qián fēi wàn néng money is not omnipotent / money isn't everything / money can't buy you love
 yī qiè xiàng qián kàn to put money above everything else
  Unit for Combating Money Laundering
 juān líng qián zuò shàn shì Change for Good
 xǐ qián wèn tí gù wèn Advisor on Money Laundering
 yī fèn qián liǎng fèn huò two for the price of one offer
 yī fēn qián liǎng fēn huò high quality at bargain price
 yī fēn qián yī fēn huò nothing for nothing / you get what you pay for
使 yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done / money talks
  Asia / Pacific Group on Money Laundering
  principal earner
  International Money Laundering Information Network
  Caribbean Anti-Money Laundering Programme
  Global Programme against Money Laundering
  Anti-Money-Laundering International Database
 jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú money can't buy happiness
 shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián lit. the body is the revolution's capital / fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)
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