本钱 meaning in English

běnqián

capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 本錢15 strokes

Meaning of 本钱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

běnqián
  1. capital
  2. (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)

本钱 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

年nián轻qīng就jiù是shì本běn钱qián。
Youth is an asset.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

本 běn · root · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

钱 qián · coin · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 本钱.

钱包qiánbāopurse; wallet
本子běnzibook; notebook
课本kèběntextbook
笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi
根本gēnběnfundamental; basic
本来běnláioriginal; originally
基本jīběnbasic; fundamental
基本上jīběnshàngbasically; on the whole
本事běnshisource material; original story
价钱jiàqiánprice
本领běnlǐngskill; ability
本科běnkēundergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)

Questions about 本钱

What does 本钱 mean?

本钱 (běnqián) means "capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 本钱?

本钱 is made of 2 characters: 本 (5 strokes), 钱 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 本钱 an HSK word?

Yes. 本钱 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 本钱 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 本钱 is written 本錢.