xiàběnr
下本儿
invest capital; spend money
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to invest capital; to put in money or resources; to spend money on
informalOften used in agricultural or business contexts. The erhua (-r) suffix is common in spoken Beijing Mandarin and gives a colloquial flavor.
Yào要
duō多
dǎ打
liáng粮
shí食
jiù就
yào要
shě舍
de得
xià下
běn本
，
qín勤
jiāo浇
shuǐ水
，
duō多
shàng上
féi肥
，
jiā加
qiáng强
tián田
jiān间
guǎn管
lǐ理
。
To produce more grain, you must be willing to invest capital, water diligently, apply more fertilizer, and strengthen field management.
Zuò做
shēng生
yì意
děi得
xià下
běn本
，
bù不
néng能
zǒng总
xiǎng想
kōng空
shǒu手
tào套
bái白
láng狼
。
Doing business requires putting in capital; you cannot always try to get something for nothing.
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Zhè这
cì次
zhuāng装
xiū修
fáng房
zi子
，
tā他
xià下
le了
xuè血
běn本
。
He spent a fortune on renovating the house this time.