淘金潮
táo jīn cháo
Pinyin

Definition

淘金潮
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táo jīn cháo
  1. gold rush

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

潮
cháo
  1. 1 tide
  2. 2 current
  3. 3 damp
  4. 4 moist
  5. 5 humid
潮流
cháo liú
  1. 1 tide
  2. 2 current
  3. 3 trend
现金
xiàn jīn
  1. 1 cash
资金
zī jīn
  1. 1 funds
  2. 2 funding
  3. 3 capital
金
Jīn
  1. 1 surname Jin
  2. 2 surname Kim (Korean)
  3. 3 Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
金字塔
jīn zì tǎ
  1. 1 pyramid (building or structure)
金币
jīn bì
  1. 1 gold coin
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
金牛
Jīn niú
  1. 1 Taurus (star sign)
  2. 2 Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
金牛座
Jīn niú zuò
  1. 1 Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
金融
jīn róng
  1. 1 banking
  2. 2 finance
  3. 3 financial
金钱
jīn qián
  1. 1 money
  2. 2 currency
金陵
Jīn líng
  1. 1 pre-Han name for Nanjing
  2. 2 common place name
黄金
huáng jīn
  1. 1 gold
  2. 2 golden (opportunity)
  3. 3 prime (time)
人潮
rén cháo
  1. 1 a tide of people
低潮
dī cháo
  1. 1 low tide
  2. 2 low ebb
来潮
lái cháo
  1. 1 (of water) to rise
  2. 2 rising tide
  3. 3 (of women) to get one's period
公积金
gōng jī jīn
  1. 1 official reserves
  2. 2 accumulated fund
千金
qiān jīn
  1. 1 thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
  2. 2 money and riches
  3. 3 (honorific) invaluable (support)
  4. 4 (honorific) daughter
合金
hé jīn
  1. 1 alloy

Idioms (20)

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
千金一掷
qiān jīn yī zhì
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
千金一诺
qiān jīn yī nuò
  1. 1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
千金难买
qiān jīn nán mǎi
  1. 1 can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
如金似玉
rú jīn sì yù
  1. 1 like gold or jade (idiom)
  2. 2 gorgeous
  3. 3 lovely
  4. 4 splendorous
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
  1. 1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
  1. 1 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
  2. 2 different thoughts coming to mind
情比金坚
qíng bǐ jīn jiān
  1. 1 love is more solid than gold (idiom)
拾金不昧
shí jīn bù mèi
  1. 1 to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
挥金如土
huī jīn rú tǔ
  1. 1 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to spend money like water
  3. 3 extravagant
擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back

Sample Sentences

那真是一个疯狂的时代啊！对了，淘金潮里也有很多中国人吧。但是大批中国人跑去美国是去当苦力，修建横贯美国东西的太平洋铁路。
nà zhēn shì yī gè fēngkuáng de shídài a ！duìle ，táojīn cháo lǐ yě yǒu hěnduō Zhōngguórén ba 。dànshì dàpī Zhōngguórén pǎo qù Měiguó shì qù dàng kǔlì ，xiūjiàn héngguàn Měiguó dōngxi de tàipíng yáng tiělù 。
That was really a crazy time! Oh, yeah-- there were also a lot of Chinese people in the gold rush, right? But a bunch of the Chinese went to America to work as coolie laborers. They built the Pacific rail line that goes across America from east to west.
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对，要的就是这个效果！在虚拟世界里，重新回到淘金潮的时代，每个人扮演的角色之间还能互动，找到各自的命运归宿。好！公司全力支持你这个项目。你就做开发组组长吧！
duì ，yào de jiùshì zhège xiàoguǒ ！zài xūnǐ shìjiè lǐ ，chóngxīn huídào táojīn cháo de shídài ，měige rén bànyǎn de juésè zhī jiān hái néng hùdòng ，zhǎodào gèzì de mìngyùn guīsù 。hǎo ！gōngsī quánlì zhīchí nǐ zhège xiàngmù 。nǐ jiù zuò kāifā zǔ zǔzhǎng ba ！
Yes, that's the result we want. As they return to the gold-rush era in a virtual world, everyone's characters can interact, and they can find their own individual destiny. Great! The company will completely support this project of yours. You're the head of the development team!
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