本钱
běn qián
Pinyin

Definition

本钱
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běn qián
  1. capital
  2. (fig.) asset
  3. advantage
  4. the means (to do sth)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

基本
jī běn
  1. 1 basic
  2. 2 fundamental
  3. 3 main
  4. 4 elementary
日本
Rì běn
  1. 1 Japan
本
běn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 stem
  3. 3 origin
  4. 4 source
  5. 5 this
  6. 6 the current
  7. 7 original
  8. 8 inherent
  9. 9 originally
  10. 10 classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本人
běn rén
  1. 1 the person himself
  2. 2 I (humble form used in speeches)
  3. 3 oneself
  4. 4 myself
  5. 5 in person
  6. 6 personal
本来
běn lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 originally
  3. 3 at first
  4. 4 it goes without saying
  5. 5 of course
本色
běn sè
  1. 1 inherent qualities
  2. 2 natural qualities
  3. 3 distinctive character
  4. 4 true qualities
根本
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
版本
bǎn běn
  1. 1 version
  2. 2 edition
  3. 3 release
赵本山
Zhào Běn shān
  1. 1 Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
副本
fù běn
  1. 1 copy
  2. 2 duplicate
  3. 3 transcript
  4. 4 (in online games) instance
剧本
jù běn
  1. 1 script for play, opera, movie etc
  2. 2 screenplay
  3. 3 scenario
原本
yuán běn
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
基本上
jī běn shang
  1. 1 basically
  2. 2 on the whole
墨尔本
Mò ěr běn
  1. 1 Melbourne, Australia
成本
chéng běn
  1. 1 (manufacturing, production etc) costs
日本人
Rì běn rén
  1. 1 Japanese person or people
书本
shū běn
  1. 1 book
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
本事
běn shì
  1. 1 source material
  2. 2 original story
本命年
běn mìng nián
  1. 1 year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]
本土
běn tǔ
  1. 1 one's native country
  2. 2 native
  3. 3 local
  4. 4 metropolitan territory

Idioms (12)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
慈悲为本
cí bēi wéi běn
  1. 1 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
  1. 1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
  2. 2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
  2. 2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
  3. 3 to put the cart before the horse
江山易改，本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't change who you are
  3. 3 Can the leopard change his spots?
血本无归
xuè běn wú guī
  1. 1 to lose everything one invested (idiom)
  2. 2 to lose one's shirt
变本加厉
biàn běn jiā lì
  1. 1 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
  2. 2 to aggravate
  3. 3 to intensify

Sample Sentences

哎，年轻就是本钱啊。用实习记者的好处不就在这儿吗？好比地下党，可以深入敌人内部作战。
āi ，niánqīng jiùshì běnqián a 。yòng shíxí jìzhě de hǎochu bù jiù zài zhèr5 ma ？hǎobǐ dìxiàdǎng ，kěyǐ shēnrù dírén nèibù zuòzhàn 。
Oh wow. That's too cool! Which reporter? How come I never noticed a beauty like that? Otherwise, I'd have gone after her right from the get-go.
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你们真是年轻有为，不过，别怪我老生常谈，实现自我价值固然重要，也别忽略了身体健康，毕竟身体是革命的本钱呀！
nǐmen zhēn shì niánqīngyǒuwéi ，bùguò ，bié guài wǒ lǎoshēng cháng tán ，shíxiàn zìwǒ jiàzhí gùrán zhòngyào ，yě bié hūlüè le shēntǐ jiànkāng ，bìjìng shēntǐ shì gémìng de běnqián ya ！
You really are a young up-and-comer, but don't hold against me if I spout some cliches. Self realization really is important, and don't ignore the value of your health, one's body is one's best asset in a revolution!
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以后的事儿以后再说，现在别冻出病来就成。身体可是革命的本钱，别还没开始革命，身体就先垮了。
yǐhòu de shìr yǐhòu zài shuō ，xiànzài bié dòng chū bìng lái jiù chéng 。shēntǐ kěshì gémìng de běnqián ，bié hái méi kāishǐ gémìng ，shēntǐ jiù xiān kuǎ le 。
I'll worry about that later. As long as I don't get sick from the cold, I'm fine. The body is the means of the revolution. Don't let your body collapse before the revolution has even begun.
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