见钱眼开 meaning in English

jiànqián-yǎnkāi

to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing

HSK 7-9Traditional 見錢眼開29 strokes

Meaning of 见钱眼开

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiànqiányǎnkāi
  1. to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
  2. money-grubbing

Stroke order for each character

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见 jiàn · to see · 4 strokes

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钱 qián · coin · 10 strokes

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眼 yǎn · eye · 11 strokes

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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 见钱眼开.

再见zàijiàngoodbye; see you again later
看见kànjiànto see; to catch sight of
打开dǎkāito open; to show (a ticket)
开玩笑kāi wánxiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
开车kāichēto drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok
听见tīngjiànto hear
见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
钱包qiánbāopurse; wallet
开会kāihuìto hold or attend a meeting
离开líkāito depart; to leave
见到jiàndàoto see
开心kāixīnto feel happy; to rejoice

Questions about 见钱眼开

What does 见钱眼开 mean?

见钱眼开 (jiànqián-yǎnkāi) means "to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing".

How do you write 见钱眼开?

见钱眼开 is made of 4 characters: 见 (4 strokes), 钱 (10 strokes), 眼 (11 strokes), 开 (4 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.

Is 见钱眼开 an HSK word?

Yes. 见钱眼开 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 见钱眼开 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 见钱眼开 is written 見錢眼開.