找钱

找錢
zhǎoqián
verb #22,685

Meanings

  1. 1 to give change
  2. 2 to make change (after a purchase)
  3. 3 (dialect) to make money / to earn a living

Examples

Shōuyínyuán zhǎo le wǒ wǔ kuài qián de língqián.
The cashier gave me five yuan in change.
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ méiyǒu língqián, méifǎ zhǎoqián gěi nǐ.
Sorry, I don't have any change — I can't give you change.
Tā qù nánfāng zhǎoqián, jǐ nián hòu huílái gài le xīn fáng.
He went south to make money and returned a few years later to build a new house.

Tips

usage
找钱 primarily means to give change in a transaction (standard Mandarin usage). In southern dialects (especially Cantonese-influenced regions), it also means to earn money or make a living. Context distinguishes the two meanings clearly.

Stroke Order

zhǎo
qián