本钱
Old HSK 6
本钱 (běnqián) · capital (money)
本钱 (běnqián) means “capital (money); means; asset”. It is written with 2 characters: 本 (measure word for books) + 钱 (money). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 本钱 is built
The characters
本 běn · measure word for books
What 本 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A tree 木 with its roots highlighted (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
钱 qián · money
What 钱 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 戋jiān — small
- 戈gē — spear
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 戋 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
做生意需要本钱。Zuò shēngyi xūyào běnqián.Doing business requires capital.
年轻就是最大的本钱。Niánqīng jiùshì zuì dà de běnqián.Youth is the greatest asset.
Questions about 本钱
What does 本钱 mean?
本钱 (běnqián) means “capital (money); means; asset”.
How do you pronounce 本钱?
本钱 is pronounced běnqián.
Which HSK level is 本钱?
本钱 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 课本kèběntextbook
- 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook
- 本来běnláioriginally
- 本领běnlǐngskill
- 本事běnshiability
- 根本gēnběnat all (in negatives)
- 基本jīběnbasic
- 基本上jīběnshangbasically
- 本科běnkēundergraduate
Learn 本钱 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.