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下本钱

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Collocation

1
下了很大本钱
2
需要下本钱
3
舍得/舍不得下本钱肯/不肯下本钱
4
在……(某方面/某人身上)下本钱

Definition

下本钱

Literally means:

invest capital

Actually means:

put in time, money and effort

本钱 refers to the capital invested in business or the money for accruement or gambling.

This phrase means putting in effort, resources and money, etc in something.

本钱,用来做生意、获取利息或赌博用的钱财。

下本钱,比喻付出代价(人力、物力、财力等)。

Example

Used as predicate or object. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语,中间可插入别的词语)
1
Xiànzài
现在
  
,
měi
每个
jiātíng
家庭
dōu
zài
péiyǎng
培养
háizi
孩子
fāngmiàn
方面
xià
le
hěn
běnqián
本钱
  
,
tóu
投入
liàng
大量
de
jīng
精力
cái
财力
  

Now, every family has invested a lot of money in the development of children, a lot of energy and a lot of money.

2
Zài
chōngmǎn
充满
jìngzhēng
竞争
de
shèhuì
社会
  
,
kěn
不肯
xià
běnqián
本钱
lái
péiyǎng
培养
yuángōng
员工
de
gōng
公司
hěn
nán
huò
获得
chángyuǎn
长远
de
zhǎn
发展
  

In a competitive society, it is difficult for companies that refuse to invest their money to train their employees to achieve long-term growth.

3
tīng
客厅
bèi
shìwéi
视为
zhǔrén
主人
shìfǒu
是否
dǒngde
懂得
xiǎngshòu
享受
shēnghuó
生活
de
zhòngyào
重要
biāozhì
标志
  
,
duō
许多
jiātíng
家庭
dōu
hěn
shěde
舍得
xià
běnqián
本钱
jìnxíng
进行
zhuāngxiū
装修
  

The living room is regarded as an important sign of whether the owner knows how to enjoy life, and many families are willing to pay for renovations.