千金
qiān jīn
Pinyin

Definition

千金
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qiān jīn
  1. thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
  2. money and riches
  3. (honorific) invaluable (support)
  4. (honorific) daughter

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

qiān
  1. 1 thousand
qiān wàn
  1. 1 ten million
  2. 2 countless
  3. 3 many
  4. 4 one must by all means
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
  1. 1 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
  2. 2 all the King's horses and all the King's men
xiàn jīn
  1. 1 cash
zī jīn
  1. 1 funds
  2. 2 funding
  3. 3 capital
Jīn
  1. 1 surname Jin
  2. 2 surname Kim (Korean)
  3. 3 Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jīn zì tǎ
  1. 1 pyramid (building or structure)
jīn bì
  1. 1 gold coin
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
Jīn niú
  1. 1 Taurus (star sign)
  2. 2 Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
Jīn niú zuò
  1. 1 Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
jīn qián
  1. 1 money
  2. 2 currency
Jīn líng
  1. 1 pre-Han name for Nanjing
  2. 2 common place name
huáng jīn
  1. 1 gold
  2. 2 golden (opportunity)
  3. 3 prime (time)
gōng jī jīn
  1. 1 official reserves
  2. 2 accumulated fund
qiān yì
  1. 1 myriads
  2. 2 hundred billion
qiān qiān wàn wàn
  1. 1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
  2. 2 innumerable
  3. 3 thousands upon thousands
qiān gǔ
  1. 1 for all eternity
  2. 2 throughout all ages
qiān qí bǎi guài
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
Qiān dǎo Hú
  1. 1 Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. 3 to take a dive
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight
一诺千金
yī nuò qiān jīn
  1. 1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn
  1. 1 totally submissive (idiom)
千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn
  1. 1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
  2. 2 innumerable
  3. 3 thousands upon thousands
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
  1. 1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
  1. 1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
千姿百态
qiān zī bǎi tài
  1. 1 in different poses and with different expressions
  2. 2 in thousands of postures (idiom)
千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù
  1. 1 every family (idiom)
千虑一失
qiān lu:4 yī shī
  1. 1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
千虑一得
qiān lu:4 yī dé
  1. 1 a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
  1. 1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
  1. 1 absolutely true (idiom)
  2. 2 manifold
  3. 3 true from many points of view

Sample Sentences

老李啊,上个礼拜联欢会上看到你和令千金一个唱歌、一个弹琴,真是好琴艺、好歌喉!
Lǎo Lǐ ā ,shàng ge lǐbài liánhuānhuì shàng kàndào nǐ hé lìngqiānjīn yī gè chànggē 、yī gè tánqín ,zhēn shì hǎo qínyì 、hǎo gēhóu !
Lee! I saw you and your daughter at last week's party. One was playing the piano and one was singing. What a skilled pianist and what a great voice!
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我记得你说令千金大学刚毕业是吗?好像学的是经济,怎么琴也弹得这么好呀!
wǒ jìde nǐ shuō lìngqiānjīn dàxué gāng bìyè shìma ?hǎoxiàng xué de shì jīngjì ,zěnme qín yě tán de zhème hǎo ya !
I remember you saying that your daughter just graduated from Univeristy, right? I think it was Economics, no? How comes she also plays piano so well?
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现在的孩子哪个不搞创意”啊,不过我看令千金跟他两个倒是登对,要不要我去给你探探口风?
xiàn zài de háizi nǎge bù gǎo chuàngyì ”ā ,bùguò wǒ kàn lìngqiānjīn gēn tā liǎng gè dàoshì dēngduì ,yào bù yào wǒ qù gěi nǐ tàn tàn kǒufēng ?
Which kid isn't getting inventive these days! I must say he and your daughter do look like a good match. Would you like me to go scout out some opinions for you?
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每天摄入的食物是人体所需营养的主要来源,膳食营养是保证老年人健康的基石。武警广东省总队医院营养科主任曾晶指出老年人要注意身体的营养是否均衡,不要过于相信“千金难买老来瘦”的说法,有科学的膳食安排、合理的体力活动以保持健康体重,能减少和延缓疾病的发生发展、提高老年人的生活质量。
měitiān shèrù de shíwù shì réntǐ suǒ xū yíngyǎng de zhǔyào láiyuán ,shànshí yíngyǎng shì bǎozhèng lǎoniánrén jiànkāng de jīshí 。wǔjǐng Guǎngdōngshěng zǒngduì yīyuàn yíngyǎng kēzhǔrèn zēngjīng zhǐchū lǎoniánrén yào zhùyì shēntǐ de yíngyǎng shìfǒu jūnhéng ,bùyào guòyú xiāngxìn “qiānjīnnánmǎi lǎo lái shòu ”de shuōfǎ ,yǒu kēxué de shànshí ānpái 、hélǐ de tǐlì huódòng yǐ bǎochí jiànkāng tǐzhòng ,néng jiǎnshǎo hé yánhuǎn jíbìng de fāshēng fāzhǎn 、tígāo lǎoniánrén de shēnghuó zhìliàng 。
The daily intake of food is the main source of nutrition for the human body. Dietary nutrition is the cornerstone for ensuring the health of the elderly. Zeng Jing, director of the Nutrition Department of the Armed Police Guangdong Provincial Corps Hospital, pointed out that the elderly should pay attention to whether the body's nutrition is balanced. Don't go overboard with the belief that thin is healthy for the elderly. Use scientific dietary planning and suitable physical activities to maintain a healthy weight. They can reduce and delay the occurrence and development of diseases and improve the quality of life of the elderly.
命运真是不公平。有钱人可以一掷千金,而底层的人再努力也只能拿最低工资。
mìngyùn zhēnshì bù gōngping 。yǒu qián rén kěyǐ yīzhìqiānjīn ,ér dǐcéng de rén zài nǔlì yě zhǐnéng ná zuìdī gōngzī 。