make money; increase wealth; generate profit
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to increase wealth; to make money; to generate profit
Commonly appears in set phrases such as 和气生财 (harmony brings wealth) and 生财有道 (to have ways of making money). Often implies steady or skillful accumulation of wealth rather than sudden windfalls.
Hé和
qì气
shēng生
cái财
，
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
bù不
néng能
zǒng总
shì是
gēn跟
rén人
chǎo吵
jià架
。
Harmony brings wealth; you can't always be arguing with people when doing business.
Tā他
shēng生
cái财
yǒu有
dào道
，
bù不
chū出
wǔ五
nián年
jiù就
chéng成
le了
cūn村
lǐ里
shǒu首
fù富
。
He knows how to make money, becoming the richest man in the village in less than five years.
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Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
wèi位
zhi置
jí极
jiā佳
，
shí十
fēn分
shēng生
cái财
。
This shop has an excellent location and is very profitable.
Guāng光
kào靠
jié节
jiǎn俭
bù不
néng能
shēng生
cái财
，
hái还
děi得
xué学
huì会
tóu投
zī资
lǐ理
cái财
。
You can't generate wealth just by saving; you also need to learn how to invest and manage money.