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qián
money
yǒu-qián
rich; have money
méi qián
poor; have no money
duō-shǎo
how many; how much
zhè-ge duō-shǎo qián?
how much is this?
wǔ kuài qián
a fiver
shí kuài qián
a tenner; ten yuan
wǒ méi-yǒu xiàn-jīn
I don't have cash
贵
expensive
pián-yi
cheap
zhè-me guì
so expensive
pián-yì diǎn'r ba
can you go a bit lower?
yì-fēn jià-qián yì-fēn huò
you get what you pay for
guǐ
ghost
shén-me guǐ?
what the hell?
推
to push
拉
pull, drag; move, carry; play (instruments); help
yǒu-qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
money talks
guàng-jiē
to go shopping
wǒ-men qù guàng-jiē ba
let's go shopping
wǒ méi qián le
I'm broke
zěn-me huí shì'r?
how come？
wǎng-gòu
online shopping
wó wǎng-gòu tài duō
I did too much online shopping
chī-tǔ
to eat dirt (so poor you can only afford dirt for meals)
wǒ yào chī-tǔ le
I'm gonna have to eat dirt
duò-shǒu
chop hands off (to stop oneself from buying)
zài mǎi jiù duò-shǒu
gonna chop off my hands if I buy more
hǎo xiāo-xi!
good news!
gōng-zī
salary
fā gōng-zī le!
it's payday!
买买买！
buy buy buy!
bā zhé
20 per cent off
wǔ zhé
50 per cent off
zhè-ge dǎ-zhé ma?
is this on sale?
zhè shì miǎn-fèi de ma?
is this free?
wǒ ké-yǐ shì yí-xià ma?
can I try?
chāo-shì
supermarket
shāng-chǎng
department store
wó mǎi-bù-qǐ
I can't afford it
wǒ suí-biàn kàn-kan
I'm just browsing
ní mǎi tā gàn-má?
what did you buy it for?
mǎi yī sòng yī
buy one get one free
xuǎn
to choose
jiū-jié
to waver; to hesitate
nǎ-gè?
which one？
wǒ bù zhī-dào xuán nǎ-gè
I don't know which one to choose
wǒ hái zài jiū-jié
I'm still wavering
yín-háng kǎ
the bank card
yú-é
the balance
kǒng-bù
scary
kǒng-bù piān
a thriller; a horror film
bí kǒng-bù piān gèng kǒng-bù de shì shén-me?
what's more scary than thrillers?
yín-háng-kǎ yú-é
bank card balance
zū-fáng
to rent (a house)
fáng-zū
the rent
wó děi jiāo fáng-zū
I need to pay the rent
xiǎo-piào
receipt
yào xiǎo-piào ma?
do you need the receipt?
yǒu líng-qián ma?
do you have any change?
bú yòng zhǎo le
keep the change
yì bǎi-wàn
a million
wó yǒu yì bǎi-wàn jiù hǎo le
if only I had a million
yǐ fáng wàn-yī
just in case
zǎn-qián
to save money
wó děi zǎn-qián
I need to save money
míng-tiān zài shuō ba
let's talk about it tomorrow
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