a tiny amount of money
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a cent; a tiny amount of money
literaryUsed to emphasize having very little or no money at all. Often found in set phrases.
Zhè这
jiàn件
gǔ古
dǒng董
xiàn现
zài在
zhí值
qián钱
le了
，
yǐ以
qián前
kě可
shì是
fēn分
wén文
bù不
zhí值
。
This antique is valuable now, but it used to be worth nothing.
Tā他
lí离
jiā家
chuǎng闯
dàng荡
de的
shí时
hòu候
shēn身
wú无
fēn分
wén文
。
He left home to seek his fortune without a penny to his name.
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Zhè这
bǐ笔
shēng生
yì意
tā他
yī一
fēn分
wén文
bù不
qǔ取
，
chún纯
shǔ属
bāng帮
máng忙
。
He won't take a single cent for this deal; he's just helping out.
Fēn分
wén文
bù不
ràng让
de的
tán谈
pàn判
fēi非
cháng常
jiān艰
nán难
。
Negotiations where not a single cent is conceded are very difficult.