本钱 meaning and pronunciation

本钱
Simplified word
本錢
Traditional word

本钱 English definition

běn qián
  • capital (finance)
  • assets
  • means

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  • 本 (běn): roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc; originally;
  • 钱 (qián): coin; money; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3];