cái

财

Character · NounTraditional財

wealth; money; assets

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

wealth; money and goods; assets

A general term for all forms of wealth, including money, property, and valuable resources.

Qín勤
jiǎn俭
jié节
yuē约
shì是
jī积
lěi累
cái财
fù富
de的
hǎo好
xí习
guàn惯
 。

Industriousness and frugality are good habits for accumulating wealth.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
hé合
lǐ理
guǎn管
lǐ理
jiā家
tíng庭
cái财
chǎn产
 。

We need to manage our family assets properly.

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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
yōng拥
yǒu有
jù巨
é额
zī资
chǎn产
 。

This company possesses enormous assets.

Tā他
shì视
jīn金
qián钱
rú如
fèn粪
tǔ土
 ,
duì对
cái财
wù物
kàn看
de得
hěn很
dàn淡
 。

He regards money as dirt and takes a very detached view of material possessions.

Lǐ理
cái财
guī规
huá划
duì对
wèi未
lái来
de的
cái财
wù务
ān安
quán全
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
 。

Financial planning is very important for future financial security.

2.

noun

surname

A Chinese family name. Less common than the wealth-related meanings.

Cái财
xiān先
sheng生
 ,
nín您
hǎo好
 。

Hello, Mr. Cai.

Zhè这
wèi位
shì是
Cái财
jīng经
lǐ理
 。

This is Manager Cai.

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Wǒ我
de的
péng朋
you友
xìng姓
Cái财
 。

My friend's surname is Cai.

Cái财
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
bān班
zhǔ主
rèn任
 。

Teacher Cai is our homeroom teacher.

Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
Cái财
xìng姓
rén人
wù物
bù不
duō多
jiàn见
 。

Historical figures with the surname Cai are not very common.