How to Say ‘Cash on me’ in Traditional Chinese
身上現金
shēn shàng xiàn jīn
[shun shahng shyen-jin]
💬 Usage Tip: [身上 + noun] often means "on me/on my person" with things you carry. Compare [身上現金] "cash on me" and [身上沒錢] "I don't have money on me."
Phrase Breakdown
身上
shēn shàng
on oneself; on your person
Refers to what you are carrying on your body or with you.
我身上沒有錢。
I don’t have any money on me.
Words in this phrase
身
shēn
[shun]
body; on one’s person
In this phrase, it helps indicate money someone is carrying with them.
我身上現金不多。
I don’t have much cash on me.
上
shàng
[shahng]
on; on one’s person
Used in 身上 to show something is physically with you.
他身上現金不夠付車資。
He doesn’t have enough cash on him to pay the fare.
現金
xiàn jīn
[shyen-jin]
cash
Money in physical form that you are carrying.
我身上現金只有一百塊。
I only have one hundred dollars in cash on me.
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