Definition & Meaning

2.qualification, ability, condition, etc. that one can rely on; asset

běn qián

本 钱

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HSK6 NHSK 789－1 DC4

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1
n.capital
- zuò mǎi mai děi yǒu běn qián
  做买卖得有本钱。
  Doing business requires capital.
- wǒ men běn qián shǎo
  我们本钱少。
  We have only a small amount of capital.
- tā men gēn běn méi běn qián zuò shēng yi
  他们根本没本钱做生意。
  They have no capital to start a business at all.
synonym
zī běn资本 chéng běn成本
2
n.metaqualification, ability, condition, etc. that one can rely on; asset
- nǐ bù yīng gāi ná zhī shi dāng móu qǔ míng lì de běn qián
  你不应该拿知识当谋取名利的本钱。
  You should not consider knowledge an asset for obtaining fame and fortune.
- tā de xiàng mào shì tā dāng yǎn yuán de běn qián
  她的相貌是她当演员的本钱。
  Her looks have been her stock-in-trade as an actress.
- qiáng zhuàng de shēn tǐ shì zuò hǎo gōng zuò de běn qián
  强壮的身体是做好工作的本钱。
  A strong body is an asset for doing good work.
synonym
zī běn资本

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