Chinese Vocabulary · 中文词汇
Money Related and Nature Words in Chinese
金钱与自然词汇 jīnqián yǔ zìrán cíhuì
Before we get into the vocab, here’s a fact about Taiwan worth knowing: it runs one of the more effective recycling systems in the world, recovering just over half of household and business waste and more than three-quarters of industrial waste as of 2019. Part of the reason is practical rather than purely idealistic — residents in Taipei are required to buy specific government-issued bags for regular trash, so sorting out anything recyclable first actually saves money.
Talking about money
Money Related Words in Chinese
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Korean | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 费用 | fèiyòng | Fee | 비용 | 費用 |
| 经济 | jīngjì | Economic | 경제 | 経済 |
| 价格 | jiàgé | Price (subjective) | 가격 | 価格 |
| 价钱 | jiàqián | Price (objective) | 값 | 値 |
| 价值 | jiàzhí | Value; worth | 가치 | 価値 |
| 美元 | měiyuán | US dollar | 미국 달러 | USドル |
| 人民币 | rénmínbì | Renminbi (RMB) | 런민삐 | 人民元 |
| 票价 | piàojià | Price of a ticket | 표의 가격 | 入場料 |
| 生意 | shēngyì | Business | 장사 | 商売 |
| 商业 | shāngyè | Commerce | 상업 | 商業 |
| 商品 | shāngpǐn | Commodity | 상품 | 商品 |
| 利息 | lìxī | Interest | 이식 | 利息 |
| 汇率 | huìlǜ | Exchange rate | 환율 | 為替レート |
| 学费 | xuéfèi | Tuition | 학비 | 学費 |
| 奖金 | jiǎngjīn | Bonus | 상금 | 賞金 |
| 奖学金 | jiǎngxuéjīn | Scholarship | 장학금 | 奨学金 |
| 现金 | xiànjīn | Cash | 현금 | 現金 |
| 财富 | cáifù | Wealth | 재산 | 富 |
| 免费 | miǎnfèi | Free | 무료 | 無料 |
The difference between 價格, 價錢 and 價值
价格 (jiàgé) carries a subjective sense of what something is worth to the speaker. 价钱 (jiàqián) is a neutral, objective price. 价值 (jiàzhí) is about how valuable something is, which doesn’t have to match its actual price tag.
Putting it all together
Examples
這雙鞋的價錢比我想的便宜多了这双鞋的价钱比我想的便宜多了 This pair of shoes is much cheaper than I expected.
他決定把獎學金存起來，以後拿去繳學費他决定把奖学金存起来，以后拿去缴学费 He decided to save his scholarship to pay for tuition later.
Out in nature
Nature Words in Chinese
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Korean | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 光 | guāng | Light | 빛, 광선 | 光 |
| 环保 | huánbǎo | Environmental protection | 환경 보호 | 環境保護 |
| 环境 | huánjìng | Environment | 환경 | 環境 |
| 景色 | jǐngsè | Scenery | 경치 | 景色 |
| 金 | jīn | Gold | 금 | 金 |
| 银 | yín | Silver | 은 | 銀 |
| 铁 | tiě | Iron | 철 | 鉄 |
| 宝石 | bǎoshí | Gem; stone | 보석 | 宝石 |
| 玉 | yù | Jade | 옥 | 玉 |
| 气候 | qìhòu | Climate | 기후 | 気候 |
| 木头 | mùtou | Wood | 목재 | 木材 |
| 阳光 | yángguāng | Sunshine | 햇빛 | 日の光 |
| 树林 | shùlín | Woods | 수풀 | 林 |
| 树叶 | shùyè | Leaf | 나뭇잎 | 葉 |
| 松树 | sōngshù | Pine tree | 소나무 | 松 |
| 虫子 | chóngzi | Insect; worm | 벌레 | 虫 |
| 生命 | shēngmìng | Life | 생명 | 生命 |
| 石头 | shítou | Stone | 돌 | 石 |
| 鲜花 | xiānhuā | Fresh flower | 생화 | 生花 |
Putting it all together
Examples
公園裡開滿了鮮花，景色很美公园里开满了鲜花，景色很美 The park is full of blooming flowers; the scenery is beautiful.
樹林裡常常能看到各種蟲子树林里常常能看到各种虫子 You can often see all kinds of insects in the woods.
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