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現金

简现金 · 繁現金

Mandarin · pinyin xiàn jīn

cash

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現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible

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4–1 · xian4 jin1

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jin6 gam1

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noun

cash (money in the form of notes and coins)
(finance) Liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged.

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