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title: "Jinqian Meaning: 金钱 (jīnqián) Means “money”"
description: "金钱 (traditional 金錢, jīnqián) means “money”. Hear its tones, see what 金 and 钱 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinqian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 金钱 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

金钱 jīnqián

## money

## Its characters

1. 金 jīn money
2. 钱 qián money

## In a sentence

金钱买不到真正的快乐。 Money can't buy true happiness.

可是他发现，人们整天只想着**金钱**和地位，根本没有人关心自己的生命。

From [拜师学艺 · A Teacher Across the Sea](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-teacher-across-the-sea-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-2#library-word-386-388)

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## More words with 金 or 钱

- [本钱 běnqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benqian)
- [定金 dìngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingjin)
- [黄金 huángjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huangjin)
- [奖金 jiǎngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangjin)
- [奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangxuejin)
- [价钱 jiàqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaqian)
- [基金 jījīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jijin)
- [金额 jīn’é](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jine)
- [金牌 jīnpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinpai)
- [金融 jīnróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinrong)

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