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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

本钱 [běnqián]
  1. 1. noun [钱财] capital
  2. 2. noun [资历] prerequisite

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

本钱 [běnqián]
  1. 1. capital
    本钱做生意
    have no capital to start a business
    他赌博把本钱都丢了。
  2. 2. what is capitalized on; something used to one's own advantage

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

本钱 [běnqián]
  1. 1. 用来谋取利润、利息或进行赌博等活动的钱财。
  2. 2. 比喻可以凭借的资历、能力等条件
    他自认为资历不深,本钱不大。

Examples

本钱做生意
have no capital to start a business 本钱
要舍得下本钱培养人才。
Don't begrudge time, money and effort in training qualified personnel. 下本钱
他赌博把本钱都丢了。 本钱
不舍得下本钱怎会有好收成呢? 下本钱
他算了算, 本钱加上子息他能从银行取八万元。
After a rough calculation of his deposit and its interest, he realized he could withdraw 80,000 yuan from the bank. 子息
本钱都赔光了
生意不好,亏折了本钱 亏折
他自认为资历不深,本钱不大。 本钱

Word Decomposition


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[qián]

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