"make a quick buck" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 捞快钱
• 快速赚钱

Definition

用很少的努力很快赚钱，有时带有机会主义或不太诚实的意味。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语性表达，经常带有机会主义或不太诚实的含义。适用于描述通过非正式、临时手段赚钱的情况，不适用于正式工作收入。

Examples

He tried to make a quick buck by selling snacks at the festival.

他试图通过在节日卖小吃来**捞快钱**。

Some people look for ways to make a quick buck online.

有些人想在网上**快速赚钱**。

She opened a lemonade stand to make a quick buck in the summer.

她夏天开了个柠檬水摊来**捞快钱**。

Don’t trust get-rich-quick schemes—most of them are just ways to make a quick buck off you.

别相信致富速成的方案，大多数只是想从你身上**捞快钱**。

He’s not interested in steady work; he just wants to make a quick buck here and there.

他对稳定的工作没兴趣，只想到处**捞快钱**。

Plenty of people try to make a quick buck flipping old electronics online.

很多人试图靠网上倒卖旧电子产品来**快速赚钱**。