lucrative job; easy money
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
lucrative job; high-paying work; easy money
informalAn informal, often colloquial term. '儿' (ér) suffix indicates its colloquial, Northern Mandarin usage. Implies the work is especially profitable or easy relative to the effort required.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
jiē接
le了
gè个
féi肥
huó活
ér儿
，
yī一
gè个
yuè月
néng能
zhèng挣
hǎo好
jǐ几
wàn万
。
He recently got a lucrative job that pays tens of thousands a month.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
fèi费
lì力
shǎo少
、
zhuàn赚
qián钱
duō多
de的
féi肥
huó活
ér儿
shuí谁
bù不
xiǎng想
gàn干
？
Who wouldn't want to do this kind of easy, high-paying job?
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Nà那
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
shì是
gè个
dà大
féi肥
huó活
ér儿
，
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
gōng公
sī司
dōu都
zài在
qiǎng抢
。
That project is a major cash cow; several companies are competing for it.
Bié别
lǎo老
xiǎng想
zhe着
zhǎo找
féi肥
huó活
ér儿
，
tā踏
shi实
gàn干
huó活
ér儿
cái才
shì是
gēn根
běn本
。
Don't always be thinking about finding easy money; doing solid work is what really matters.