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交钱
交錢
jiāo
qián
to pay up
to shell out
to hand over the money to cover sth
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1
交
jiāo
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over
to make friends
(of lines) to intersect
variant of
跤
jiāo
2
钱
qián
coin
money
unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
两
liǎng
classifier:
筆
Containing this entry
一手交钱,一手交货
yī
shǒu
jiāo
qián
,
yī
shǒu
jiāo
huò
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
fig. to pay for what you want in cash
simple and direct transaction