纸钱

紙錢

zhǐqián

noun

Measure Word

一沓纸钱 dá

Meanings

1 joss paper
2 ritual paper money burned as offering to ancestors or the dead

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

现在也有人烧纸钱的时候烧纸iPhone。

Xiànzài yě yǒurén shāo zhǐqián de shíhou shāo zhǐ iPhone.

Nowadays some people also burn paper iPhones along with joss paper.

HSK 7-9

清明节家家户户都烧纸钱。

Qīngmíngjié jiājiāhùhù dōu shāo zhǐqián.

During Qingming, every household burns joss paper.

HSK 7-9

奶奶在路口给爷爷烧了一沓纸钱。

Nǎinai zài lùkǒu gěi yéye shāo le yìdá zhǐqián.

Grandma burned a stack of joss paper for Grandpa at the crossroads.

Tips

culture

Burned on 清明 (Tomb-Sweeping Day), 中元 (Ghost Festival) and death anniversaries so ancestors have currency in the afterlife. Modern variants include paper cars, paper phones, and even paper credit cards.

Stroke Order

纸 zhǐ

钱 qián