monthly allowance; pocket money; stipend
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
monthly allowance; pocket money; monthly stipend (given to family members, apprentices, etc.)
Historically referred to regular payments in traditional households or to apprentices; still used today to refer to monthly allowance, though 零用钱 is more common in modern casual speech.
Jiù旧
shí时
dà大
jiā家
tíng庭
lǐ里
，
měi每
gè个
hái孩
zi子
měi每
yuè月
dōu都
néng能
lǐng领
dào到
yī一
fèn份
yuè月
qián钱
。
In old-style extended families, every child could receive a monthly allowance.
Xué学
tú徒
zài在
diàn店
lǐ里
chú除
le了
shí食
sù宿
，
měi每
yuè月
hái还
néng能
ná拿
dào到
yī一
diǎn点
yuè月
qián钱
。
Besides room and board, apprentices could also get a small monthly stipend at the shop.
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Mā妈
ma妈
gěi给
wǒ我
de的
yuè月
qián钱
，
wǒ我
dōu都
cún存
qǐ起
lái来
mǎi买
shū书
le了
。
I save the monthly allowance my mom gives me to buy books.