黄金
huáng jīn
Pinyin

Definition

黄金
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huáng jīn
  1. gold
  2. golden (opportunity)
  3. prime (time)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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)
金刚
Jīn gāng
  1. 1 King Kong
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)
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
吸金
xī jīn
  1. 1 money-spinning
  2. 2 moneymaking
基金
jī jīn
  1. 1 fund
基金会
jī jīn huì
  1. 1 foundation (institution supported by an endowment)
小金
Xiǎo jīn
  1. 1 Xiaojin county (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[Ā bà Zàng zú Qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

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.
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
敝帚千金
bì zhǒu qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
  2. 2 I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.

Sample Sentences

去年全球唱片收入下降至一百五十亿美金，在唱片的黄金时期，一九九六年的时候，当时的音乐产值高达六百亿！音乐产业价值整整萎缩了四分之三，这对唱片公司以及歌手都是相当重大的打击。
qùnián quánqiú chàngpiàn shōurù xiàjiàng zhì yībǎi wǔshí yì měijīn ，zài chàngpiàn de huángjīn shíqī ，yī jiǔ jiǔ liù nián de shíhou ，dāngshí de yīnyuè chǎn zhí gāodá liù bǎi yì ！yīnyuè chǎnyè jiàzhí zhěngzhěng wěisuō le sì fēnzhī sān ，zhè duì chàngpiàn gōngsī yǐjí gēshǒu dōu shì xiāngdāng zhòngdà de dǎjī 。
Last year global record revenue fell to 15 billion USD. In the golden years of record sales, back in 1996, the music industry was worth up to 60 billion! The value of the music industry has fallen by three quarters in total, which has hit record labels and singers quite heavily.
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对呀，十一假期，我们也叫“十一黄金周”，那是因为这个假期刺激了国内的消费也拉动了经济增长。
duìya ，shí yī jiàqī ，wǒmen yě jiào “shí yī huángjīnzhōu ”，nà shì yīnwèi zhè ge jiàqī cìjī le guónèi de xiāofèi yě lādòng le jīngjì zēngzhǎng 。
Yes, we also call the October 1 holiday "October 1 Golden Week", because this holiday stimulates domestic consumption and stirs economic growth.
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怪不得！那么大家在黄金周都做些什么呀？
guàibude ！nàme dàjiā zài huángjīnzhōu dōu zuò xiē shénme ya ？
No wonder! So what does everybody do on Golden Week?
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他们说，单身的姑娘们，黄金周这几天可以去高速上相亲，从车看财产，从态度看人品，从憋尿看肾功能。
tāmen shuō ，dānshēn de gūniang men ，huángjīnzhōu zhè jǐ tiān kěyǐ qù gāosù shàng xiàngqīn ，cóng chē kàn cáichǎn ，cóng tàidu kàn rénpǐn ，cóng biēniào kàn shèn gōngnéng 。
They say, single girls can go on to the motorway to go on family-arranged dates. That way they can judge the guy's material weatth from the car, judge his character from his attitude and judge his kidney function from how long he can hold his bladder.
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是啊没错，就像你们用FB差不多，这次还有人调侃十一假期，朋友圈“黄金周摄影大赛”也开始了，因为每个人的朋友圈都会看到朋友们晒照片。
shì a méicuò ，jiù xiàng nǐmen yòng FB chàbuduō ，zhècì háiyǒu rén tiáokǎn shí yī jiàqī ，péngyou quān “huángjīnzhōu shèyǐng dàsài ”yě kāishǐ le ，yīnwèi měi ge rén de péngyou quān dōuhuì kàndào péngyǒumen shài zhàopiàn 。
Yes, that's right. It's the same way you use Facebook. This time there are even people who have mocked the October 1 holiday, saying that the big Golden Week photography competition on Moments has also kicked off, because all you see are friends sharing their holiday snaps on Moments.
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怎么会苦巴巴呢？书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉呀。
zěnme huì ne ？shū zhōng zìyǒu huángjīnwū ，shū zhōng zìyǒu Yán rú yù ya 。
How can you feel pathetic? Gold and beauty can be found in books.
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那吃大闸蟹时和它相配的黄金搭档可就得数绍兴黄酒嘞，不仅颜色上相得益彰，甘润香甜的酒味还可以去除螃蟹的腥味，也更增加了蟹肉的鲜度，是吧？
nà chī dàzháxiè shí hé tā xiāngpèi de huángjīn dādàng kě jiù děi shǔ shàoxīng huángjiǔ lei ，bùjǐn yánsè shàng xiāngdéyìzhāng ，gānrùn xiāng tián de jiǔ wèi hái kěyǐ qùchú pángxiè de xīngwèi ，yě gèng zēngjiā le xiè ròu de xiāndù ，shì ba ？
Then when you're eating Chinese mitten crabs, among the huangjius that go well with it, you must include Shaoxing huangjiu. Not only do their colors complement one another, but the sweet fragrance of the alcohol cuts through the fishy taste of the crab, and increases the freshness of the crab meat. No?
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我昨天去北投洗温泉，没想到北投公园人山人海，简直咱们黄金周出行的规格了，是谁告诉我北投夏天没啥人，可以图个清静悠闲的...
wǒ zuótiān qù Běitóu xǐ wēnquán ，méixiǎngdào Běitóu gōngyuán rénshānrénhǎi ，jiǎnzhí zánmen huángjīnzhōu chūxíng de guīgé le ，shì shéi gàosu wǒ Běitóu xiàtiān méi shá rén ，kěyǐ tú gè qīngjìng yōuxián de ...
I went to bathe in the hot springs in Beitou yesterday. To my surprise the Beitou park was packed with people, similar in scale to the crowds in China's Golden Week holiday. Who was it that told me that there aren't many people in Beitou in summertime and that I could get a bit of peace and quiet...
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你说的没错，人总有老去的一天，就像九六黄金一代一样，NBA联盟现役的，就只有科比一个人了，按照今年科比的状态，不出意外应该是他的最后一季，打完就应该退役了。
nǐshuōde méicuò ，rén zǒng yǒu lǎoqù de yītiān ，jiù xiàng jiǔliù huángjīn yī dài yīyàng ，NBA liánméng xiànyì de ，jiù zhǐyǒu Kēbǐ yī gè rén le ，ànzhào jīnnián Kēbǐ de zhuàngtài ，bù chūyìwài yīnggāi shì tā de zuìhòu yī jì ，dǎwán jiù yīnggāi tuìyì le 。
You're right, everyone gets older sooner or later, just like the players of the legendary 1996 draft, only Kobe remains as an active NBA conference player. And given Kobe's condition this year, it wouldn't be surprising if it is his last season, after which he'll likely retire.
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书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉
shū zhōng zì yǒu huángjīn wū ，shū zhōng zì yǒu Yán rú yù
The wealth will come to you naturally as long as you study well.
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