金钱万能

金錢萬能
jīnqián-wànnéng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 money is omnipotent
  2. 2 money can do anything
  3. 3 money talks

Examples

HSK 3
Tā xiāngxìn jīnqián-wànnéng.
He believes money can do anything.
HSK 4
Jīnqián-wànnéng zhèzhǒng xiǎngfǎ hěn wéixiǎn.
The mindset that money is all-powerful is dangerous.

Tips

usage
Almost always used critically - to call out a worldview the speaker disagrees with. Frequently negated: 金钱不是万能的 ('money isn't omnipotent') or expanded: 金钱不是万能的,但没有钱是万万不能的 ('money isn't everything, but having no money makes everything impossible').

Stroke Order

jīn
qián
wàn
néng