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What does 本钱 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

本钱 běnqián

capital; principal

It can also mean

  • (fig.) asset; what one can rely on

Its characters

  1. 本 běn capital
  2. 钱 qián money

In a sentence

他开店的本钱是向朋友借的。 He borrowed the capital for his shop from a friend.

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