# 本钱 (běnqián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 本钱 (běnqián) means “capital; asset”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: capital; asset
- Pinyin: běnqián (ben3 qian2)
- Traditional: 本錢
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 健康的身体是我们工作和生活的本钱。
  Jiànkāng de shēntǐ shì wǒmen gōngzuò hé shēnghuó de běnqián.
  A healthy body is our greatest asset for working and living.

## Characters

- [本](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-books/) (běn): (measure word) for books
- [钱](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-money/) (qián): money

https://hanziro.com/word/ben-qian-capital/

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