Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    literally one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods

    yī
    一
    shǒu
    手
    jiāo
    交
    qián
    钱
    ，
    yī
    一
    shǒu
    手
    jiāo
    交
    huò
    货
    一手交钱，一手交货
    yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods
    • fig. to pay for what you want in cash
    • simple and direct transaction

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    手
    shǒu
    hand / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / (formal) to hold / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
    交
    jiāo
    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines)
    钱
    qián
    coin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liǎng] / surname Qian / CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    手
    shǒu
    hand / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / (formal) to hold / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
    交
    jiāo
    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines)
    货
    huò
    goods / money / commodity / CL:個|个[gè]
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