<p>In Taiwan, you can say 紙幣、鈔票、紙鈔 for paper money, and for the &quot;make&quot; part, it doesn't really matter if you use 製作 or 製造 or even 做錢 in my region.</p>
<p>You can also say 印錢、印[any of the translations for paper money]、做[any of the translations for paper money]、製造[any of the translations for paper money] for making (producing) money.</p>

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知識日常 Know Scratcher
<p>I would say the following</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>宋朝使用这一发明来印发纸质流通货币</p>
</blockquote>

<p>or</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>宋朝使用这一发明来印发纸币</p>
</blockquote>

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2019-04-25T21:57:28.873Z
translation: Song Dynasty used this invention to print and issue currency made of paper
Tang Ho
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@TangHo I would prefer not to use 纸钱 because it has ambiguous meaning of 冥币。
zyy
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"宋朝用了这个发明做纸钱 " was I quoting  the OP's post, "宋朝用这个发明来制造纸币" is my correction to it
Tang Ho
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zyy
<blockquote>
  <p>does the word "纸钱“ effectively express the idea of paper money, like bills, or does it just sound strange?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Yes it is strange in this case.
(Chinese explanation for now, will edit soon.)
纸钱有冥币的意思, 在祭祀鬼神先祖，祭奠逝去亲人时焚化。<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_paper" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_paper</a>  <a href="https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh/%E7%B4%99%E9%8C%A2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh/紙錢</a> ，例:“烧纸钱”，陈毅的诗“捷报飞来当纸钱” <a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%A2%85%E5%B2%AD%E4%B8%89%E7%AB%A0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://baike.baidu.com/item/梅岭三章</a></p>

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Luobster
<p>evidently "make money" in English does not mean "print money", for which may use <a href="http://www.iciba.com/print%20money" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.iciba.com/print%20money</a>  印钞票, 印刷货币 also find examples there, for vocabulary of paper money production in Chinese during Song Dynasty, google 宋代：印钞票, find e.g. <a href="http://collection.sina.com.cn/qbtd/2018-03-13/doc-ifyscsmv0588158.shtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://collection.sina.com.cn/qbtd/2018-03-13/doc-ifyscsmv0588158.shtml</a> 钞票不断印制</p>

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user6065
<p>生产纸币: to manufacture paper money/ to produce paper money</p>
<p>制造纸币: to make paper money / to produce paper money</p>
<p>发行纸币: to issue paper money</p>
<p>印制纸币: to print paper money</p>
<blockquote>
<p>米凯乐 wrote: <em>宋朝用了这个发明做纸钱</em></p>
<p>It should be <strong>宋朝用这个发明来制造纸币</strong> (来= to)- Song Dynasty used this invention to make paper money</p>
<p>'做' means 'being', it should be '制造'(make)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Note the difference between 制造 and 制作 <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/26673/difference-between-%e8%a3%bd%e4%bd%9c-and-%e8%a3%bd%e9%80%a0/26675#26675">Difference between 製作 and 製造?</a></p>

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Tang Ho
<p>I'm trying to say "the Song Dynasty used this invention to make paper money". So far I've got "宋朝用了这个发明做纸钱“。 The "make money" part is messing with me- I know "做钱“ can mean to print counterfeit money, and I'm not trying to express that. I also know the word "赚钱”, but I know that's to earn money in a job, not to print it. And does the word "纸钱“ effectively express the idea of paper money, like bills, or does it just sound strange? </p>

<p>Also, the simplest word would be best! :)</p>

<p>My research: </p>

<p>I've plugged "make money" into various online translators, and either gotten "赚钱" or "做钱", hence the question. 
For "paper money", I've gotten "纸币" and "纸钱“, neither of which I'm totally sure of.</p>

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2019-05-03T04:33:02.693Z
制造(纸质)货币，depending on your context。纸钱 is another word with different meaning. Notice the original sentence didn't use any detail description like `print` or `produce` or `issue`. 做钱 is simply a made-up word. Also notice the original sentence is in simple present tense. 用了 would be improper translation.
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<word-choice><word><word-requests>
How to say "make money" (in the sense of "make paper money")?
# How to say "make money" (in the sense of "make paper money")?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-25)

I'm trying to say "the Song Dynasty used this invention to make paper money". So far I've got "宋朝用了这个发明做纸钱“。 The "make money" part is messing with me- I know "做钱“ can mean to print counterfeit money, and I'm not trying to express that. I also know the word "赚钱”, but I know that's to earn money in a job, not to print it. And does the word "纸钱“ effectively express the idea of paper money, like bills, or does it just sound strange?

Also, the simplest word would be best! :)

My research:

I've plugged "make money" into various online translators, and either gotten "赚钱" or "做钱", hence the question.
For "paper money", I've gotten "纸币" and "纸钱“, neither of which I'm totally sure of.

**Tags:** word-choice, word, word-requests
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 制造(纸质)货币，depending on your context。纸钱 is another word with different meaning. Notice the original sentence didn't use any detail description like `print` or `produce` or `issue`. 做钱 is simply a made-up word. Also notice the original sentence is in simple present tense. 用了 would be improper translation.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2019-04-25. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

生产纸币: to manufacture paper money/ to produce paper money

制造纸币: to make paper money / to produce paper money

发行纸币: to issue paper money

印制纸币: to print paper money

> 米凯乐 wrote: *宋朝用了这个发明做纸钱*
>
> It should be **宋朝用这个发明来制造纸币** (来= to)- Song Dynasty used this invention to make paper money
>
> '做' means 'being', it should be '制造'(make)

Note the difference between 制造 and 制作 [Difference between 製作 and 製造?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/26673/difference-between-%e8%a3%bd%e4%bd%9c-and-%e8%a3%bd%e9%80%a0/26675#26675)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-10-24. Score: 1

In Taiwan, you can say 紙幣、鈔票、紙鈔 for paper money, and for the "make" part, it doesn't really matter if you use 製作 or 製造 or even 做錢 in my region.

You can also say 印錢、印[any of the translations for paper money]、做[any of the translations for paper money]、製造[any of the translations for paper money] for making (producing) money.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-04-25. Score: 1

I would say the following

> 宋朝使用这一发明来印发纸质流通货币

or

> 宋朝使用这一发明来印发纸币

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: translation: Song Dynasty used this invention to print and issue currency made of paper  
> **username_3**: @TangHo I would prefer not to use 纸钱 because it has ambiguous meaning of 冥币。  
> **username_4**: "宋朝用了这个发明做纸钱 " was I quoting  the OP's post, "宋朝用这个发明来制造纸币" is my correction to it  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2019-04-28. Score: 1

> does the word "纸钱“ effectively express the idea of paper money, like bills, or does it just sound strange?

Yes it is strange in this case.
(Chinese explanation for now, will edit soon.)
纸钱有冥币的意思, 在祭祀鬼神先祖，祭奠逝去亲人时焚化。<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_paper> [https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh/紙錢](https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh/%E7%B4%99%E9%8C%A2) ，例:“烧纸钱”，陈毅的诗“捷报飞来当纸钱” [https://baike.baidu.com/item/梅岭三章](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%A2%85%E5%B2%AD%E4%B8%89%E7%AB%A0)


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### Answer by username_6 on 2019-04-25. Score: 0

evidently "make money" in English does not mean "print money", for which may use <http://www.iciba.com/print%20money> 印钞票, 印刷货币 also find examples there, for vocabulary of paper money production in Chinese during Song Dynasty, google 宋代：印钞票, find e.g. <http://collection.sina.com.cn/qbtd/2018-03-13/doc-ifyscsmv0588158.shtml> 钞票不断印制


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