Meaning of 本钱
本钱 means capital; principal; the sum of money used to start a business or for investment; (figurative) one's assets, qualifications, conditions, or abilities that can be relied upon. Pronounced běn qián. HSK 7-9.
- capital; principal; the sum of money used to start a business or for investment
- (figurative) one's assets, qualifications, conditions, or abilities that can be relied upon
Definitions & Examples
Zuò做
mǎi买
mai卖
děi得
yǒu有
běn本
qián钱
，
bù不
rán然
zhōu周
zhuǎn转
bù不
kāi开
。
You need capital to do business, otherwise you can't keep things running.
Tā他
zhè这
bǐ笔
tóu投
zī资
，
lián连
běn本
qián钱
dōu都
péi赔
guāng光
le了
。
He lost even his principal on this investment.
Dǔ赌
tú徒
bǎ把
zì自
jǐ己
de的
fáng房
zi子
dōu都
shū输
diào掉
le了
，
lián连
fān翻
běn本
de的
běn本
qián钱
dōu都
méi没
le了
。
The gambler lost his own house and doesn't even have the capital to try to win it back.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
shēng生
yì意
de的
běn本
qián钱
shì是
shí十
wàn万
，
lì利
rùn润
shì是
liǎng两
wàn万
。
The capital for this business deal was 100,000, and the profit was 20,000.