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Mandarin · pinyin xīn qián

newly minted coin; freshly printed banknote
fresh capital; new investment funds
(coll.) new money; recently acquired wealth; (by metonymy) the nouveau riche

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
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钱: qián · money, currency, coins

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1–2 · xin1 qian2

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