现钱

現錢

xiànqián

noun #23,826

Meanings

1 cash
2 ready money
3 cash on hand

Characters

present / current / in hand

Examples

HSK 1

我身上没有现钱了。

Wǒ shēnshang méiyǒu xiànqián le.

I don't have any cash on me.

HSK 4

他付了现钱，没有刷卡。

Tā fù le xiànqián, méiyǒu shuākǎ.

He paid in cash, not by card.

Tips

usage

现钱 is the traditional or slightly formal 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