现钱

現錢

xiànqián

noun #23,826

Meanings

1 cash
2 ready money
3 cash on hand

Characters

present / current / in hand

Examples

他付了现钱，没有刷卡。

Tā fù le xiànqián, méiyǒu shuākǎ.

He paid in cash, not by card.

我身上没有现钱了。

Wǒ shēnshang méiyǒu xiànqián le.

I don't have any cash on me.

Tips

usage

现钱 is the traditional or slightly formal/colloquial term for cash. In modern everyday speech, 现金 is more common. 现钱 appears frequently in older texts or regional usage.

Stroke Order

现 xiàn

钱 qián