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Usages of qián
我 不 想 花 太 多 钱 买 衣服。Wǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on clothes.
在 公园 附近 的 咖啡 很 贵， 我 花 了 很 多 钱。Zài gōngyuán fùjìn de kāfēi hěn guì, wǒ huā le hěn duō qián.
Coffee near the park is expensive; I spent a lot of money.
她 最近 没 花 太 多 钱 买 衣服。Tā zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
She hasn’t spent much money on clothes recently.
我 不 想 花 太 多 钱 买 新 衣服。wǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on new clothes.
她 带 自己 的 袋子 去 超市， 一方面 节省 钱， 一方面 少 用 塑料 袋子。tā dài zìjǐ de dàizi qù chāoshì, yìfāngmiàn jiéshěng qián, yìfāngmiàn shǎo yòng sùliào dàizi.
She brings her own bag to the supermarket—on the one hand to save money, and on the other to use fewer plastic bags.
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