千钱买邻 — “Good neighbors are invaluable”
千钱买邻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good neighbors are invaluable”. And it's worth a significant expense to have them. Literally, “A thousand coins to buy a neighbor”.
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千钱买邻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
千钱买邻 Character Breakdown
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小王搬新家时，特意选了一个社区氛围和谐、邻里关系友好的地方，他觉得这真是“千钱买邻”也值得。
When Xiao Wang moved to a new home, he specifically chose a community with a harmonious atmosphere and friendly neighborly relations, feeling that it was truly worth paying a significant amount to have such good neighbors.
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- qiān千liǎo了bǎi百dàng当Everything properly arranged and settled
- qiān千rén人yī一miàn面all the same; lacking originality
- qiān千rén人suǒ所zhǐ指universally condemned
- qiān千rén人nuò诺nuò诺，，bù不rú如yī一shì士è谔è谔One honest critic is better than a thousand yes-men
- qiān千chóu仇wàn万hèn恨countless grudges and deep hatred
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Open the tool →Questions about 千钱买邻
What does 千钱买邻 mean?
千钱买邻 (qiān qián mǎi lín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good neighbors are invaluable”.
How do you pronounce 千钱买邻?
千钱买邻 is pronounced qiān qián mǎi lín in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 千钱买邻 literally mean?
Literally, 千钱买邻 means “a thousand coins to buy a neighbor”. It is used to mean “Good neighbors are invaluable”.
What is the Chinese definition of 千钱买邻?
邻：邻居。花千万钱去买一个好邻居。指好邻居的难得可贵