zhuàn qián
gagner de l'argent
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他很会赚钱。
tā hěn huì zhuàn qián.
He is very good at making money.
我想赚很多钱。
wǒ xiǎng zhuàn hěn duō qián.
I want to make a lot of money.
你如何赚钱？
nǐ rúhé zhuàn qián?
How do you make money?
挣钱 (zhèng qián)
earn money
发财 (fā cái)
get rich
赔钱 (péiqian)
lose money
亏本 (kuīběn)
lose money
The Chinese word 赚钱 (zhuàn qián) literally means "to string coins together". In ancient China, coins were often strung together on a string for easy carrying and storage. When someone earned money, they would add more coins to their string. Over time, the phrase "to string coins together" came to be used metaphorically to mean "to earn money".The character 赚 (zhuàn) originally meant "to pull" or "to drag". It was later used to mean "to earn" or "to gain". The character 钱 (qián) means "money".The word 赚钱 is a common verb in Chinese. It can be used in both formal and informal settings. It is also used in a variety of idioms and proverbs. For example, the idiom 一本万利 (yī běn wàn lì) means "to make a tenfold profit". The proverb 钱不是万能的 (qián bù shì wàn néng de) means "money can't buy everything".
