have money; be wealthy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to have money; to be wealthy (dialect)
dialectPrimarily used in northern Chinese dialects. The character 趁 here means 'to possess' rather than its standard meaning of 'to take advantage of'. Often used with the suffix 儿 (qiánr).
Tā他
jiā家
hěn很
chèn趁
jǐ几
gè个
qián钱
r儿
。
His family has quite a bit of money.
Chèn趁
qián钱
de的
rén人
jiā家
A wealthy household
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Bié别
kàn看
tā他
bù不
xiǎn显
shān山
lòu露
shuǐ水
，
qí其
shí实
tǐng挺
chèn趁
qián钱
de的
。
Don't be fooled by his modest appearance—he's actually quite wealthy.