money in Chinese

How to write 钱

Animated stroke order. Tap a character to replay its stroke order.

钱 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

钱 in a sentence

• 我wǒ需xū要yào一yī些xiē钱qián。

  I need some money.

• 这zhè个gè多duō少shǎo钱qián？

  How much is this?

• 他tā没méi有yǒu很hěn多duō钱qián。

  He doesn't have much money.

• 钱qián不bù是shì万wàn能néng的de。

  Money isn't everything.

钱 vs 块 vs 人民币

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 块 kuài yuan (colloquial)

  The spoken unit — 十块钱 'ten yuan'. The formal word is 元, written on notes.

• 人民币 rén mín bì renminbi; RMB

  The currency's official name — 'the people's currency'. 钱 is just 'money'.