Usage note
钱用来表示物品或服务的价值。
qián yòng lái bǎo shí wù huò fú wù de zhí jià.
Money is used to represent the value of items or services.
Context note
钱经常出现在购物、支付账单或谈论财富的地方。
qián jīng cháng xǔ chū xiǎng gòu wù, fān zhì zhàng dān huò tán lùn fèi tài de dì fāng.
Money often appears in shopping, paying bills, or discussing wealth.
5 examples
妈妈给了我钱。
mā ma gěi le wǒ qián。
Mom gave me money.
我们用钱买食物。
wǒ men yòng qián mǎi shí wù。
We use money to buy food.
他欠我一些钱。
tā qiàn wǒ yì xiē qián。
He owes me some money.
这个玩具多少钱？
zhè ge wán jù duō shǎo qián？
How much is this toy?
我有五块钱。
wǒ yǒu wǔ kuài qián。
I have five dollars.
5 mini stories
妈妈带我去超市买水果，我们用钱买了苹果和香蕉。
mā ma dài wǒ qù chāo shì mǎi shuǐ guǒ， wǒ men yòng qián mǎi le píng guǒ hé xiāng jiāo。
Mom took me to the supermarket to buy fruits. We used money to buy apples and bananas.
爸爸给我零花钱，让我自己买文具。
bà ba gěi wǒ líng huā qián， ràng wǒ zì jǐ mǎi wén jù。
Dad gave me pocket money so I could buy stationery myself.
我用钱买了新书，现在我可以借给朋友。
wǒ yòng qián mǎi le xīn shū， xiàn zài wǒ kě yǐ jiè gěi péng yǒu。
I bought a new book with money. Now I can lend it to my friends.
我们去餐馆吃饭，付账时用钱。
wǒ men qù cān guǎn chī fàn， fù zhàng shí yòng qián。
We went to a restaurant for dinner and paid with money.
我存了一些钱，准备买新玩具。
wǒ cún le yì xiē qián， zhǔn bèi mǎi xīn wán jù。
I saved some money to buy a new toy.
Mini dialogue
买文具
A
这支笔多少钱？
Zhè zhī bǐ duōshao qián?
How much money is this pen?
B
两元钱。
Liǎng yuán qián.
Two yuan.
存钱
A
你把钱放在哪里？
Nǐ bǎ qián fàng zài nǎlǐ?
Where do you put your money?
B
我把钱放在存钱罐里。
Wǒ bǎ qián fàng zài cúnqiánguàn lǐ.
I put my money in a piggy bank.
Related words and contrasts
related
元
yuán
yuan (unit of money)
basic unit of Chinese money
similar
块
kuài
kuai (colloquial yuan)
everyday word for yuan