Definition
找钱 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to give change' — when paying more than the price, the seller returns the extra money. The verb 找 (here 'to give back') can separate from 钱 when inserting a measure word or duration: e.g., 找零钱 ('give small change'), 找了十块钱 ('gave ten yuan in change'). The person receiving change is the implicit object; you don't say '找钱给某人' — just '找我钱' ('give me change').
v.o.
to give changeto make change
Examples
- ，。Nín fù le yì bǎi kuài, wǒ zhǎo nín qián.You paid 100 yuan — I'll give you change.
- 。Shòuhuòyuán wàng le zhǎo qián gěi wǒ.The sales clerk forgot to give me change.
- 。Tā zhǎo le wǒ shíwǔ kuài língqián.He gave me 15 yuan in small change.
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