花钱

花錢

huāqián

verb #4,763

Meanings

1 to spend money

Characters

to spend; flower

Examples

HSK 1

这个东西不用花钱。

Zhège dōngxī bùyòng huāqián.

This thing doesn't cost any money.

HSK 2

他花钱大手大脚。

Tā huāqián dàshǒu-dàjiǎo.

He spends money extravagantly.

HSK 3

你不要乱花钱。

Nǐ bùyào luàn huāqián.

Don't spend money recklessly.

Tips

memory

Think of 花 (flower) scattering petals - money being 'scattered' or spent. The same character 花 means both flower and to spend.

Stroke Order

花 huā

钱 qián