本钱 (běn qián) — capital (money used to start or operate a business); (figurative) asset; advantage; the means to do something
Definition
本钱 is everyday 'capital' — the concrete money or assets you start or run a business with, or the personal resources/advantages you draw on. 资金 and 资本 are more formal/economic; 优势 is abstract superiority, not what you spend.
noun
capital (money used to start or operate a business)(figurative) assetadvantagethe means to do something
Examples
- 本钱。Tā kào jiè lái de běn qián kāi le yì jiā xiǎo diàn.He opened a small shop with borrowed capital.
- 本钱。Tā de jīng yàn hé rén mài shì tā zuì dà de běn qián.Her experience and connections are her greatest asset.
- 本钱。Tā yǒu zú gòu de běn qián qù shí xiàn zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng.He has enough means to realize his dream.
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