要錢 [－钱]

Jyutping jiu3 cin2
Pinyin yào qián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to charge
  2. to demand payment
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    有个怪人上前来问我要钱。
    有個怪人上前來問我要錢。
    yǒu gè guài rén shàng qián lái wèn wǒ yào qián 。
    • A strange man came up to me and asked for money.
  2. Mandarin
    他需要钱。
    他需要錢。
    tā xū yào qián 。
    • He is in need of money.
    • He needs money.
    • He needs that money.
    • She needs money.
  3. Mandarin
    他很富有，他不需要钱！
    他很富有，他不需要錢！
    tā hěn fù yǒu ， tā bù xū yào qián ！
    • He's rich. He doesn't need money!
  4. Mandarin
    跟我要钱没有用。
    跟我要錢沒有用。
    gēn wǒ yào qián méi yǒu yòng 。
    • It's no use asking me for money.
  5. Mandarin
    我们需要钱。
    我們需要錢。
    wǒ men xū yào qián 。
    • We need money.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    家阵老笠！要钱定要命？
    家陣老笠！要錢定要命？
    gaa1 zan2 lou5 lap1! jiu3 cin2 ding6 jiu3 meng6?
    • This is a robbery! Your money or your life?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    弟弟又跟妈妈要钱了。
    弟弟又跟媽媽要錢了。
    dì dì yòu gēn mā mā yào qián le ．
    • My brother asked mom for money again.