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  *金* | 金* | *金
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音
HSK 3
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  *错* | 错* | *错
mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver
HSK 1
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  *开* | 开* | *开
to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away; off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文 / abbr. for 開本|开本, book format
HSK 1
gold medal / CL:
HSK 3
gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time)
HSK 4
to win a gold medal
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued
a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games
Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)
gold ring
thousand jin (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter
can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
to gold-plate; to gild / (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice / words of enormous weight
gold mine / gold ore
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly / extravagant
metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius
a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
gold content / (fig.) value; worth
gold ornaments
gold color
the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
fat (e.g. pork fat) / fatty meat / (fig.) a gold mine / cash cow
to pan for gold / (fig.) to seek quick profits; to cash in (on an opportunity)
to seize the crown / fig. to win a championship / to win gold medal
HSK 7-9
gold leaf
gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker
gold
HSK 7-9
(economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 "gold standard") / one's own department or unit / central reference point; fundamental frame of reference (used after a noun N, indicates an N-centered outlook, as in 學校本位|学校本位 "school-centered approach")
(idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider
gold rush
Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
gold panner / prospector for gold
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
the first pot of gold / the initial profits from an economic endeavour
lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom) / fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
love is more solid than gold (idiom)
treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine
Xu Haifeng (1957-), PRC sharpshooter, 50m pistol gold medalist at Los Angeles 1984 Olympics
lit. a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (idiom) / fig. a promise that can be counted on
lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
Phelps (name) / Michael Phelps (1985-), US swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medallist
gold and silver
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom) / fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff
lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge
lit. house made of gold / fig. luxurious residence
lit. time is a butcher's knife / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving / nothing gold can stay
Guo Jingjing (1981-), Chinese female diver and Olympic gold medalist
to commit suicide by swallowing gold
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides
gold bar
(lit.) tablet with inscription in gold / (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations; roll of honor
not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant
gold band
gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance)
gold medal; first prize
gold brick
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  *鋆* | 鋆* | *鋆
gold
like gold or jade (idiom) / gorgeous / lovely / splendorous
golden / gold (color)
Chinese customs gold unit, currency used in China between 1930 and 1948
to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly / extravagant
gold rush
Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
to plate (with gold, silver etc)
to outline in gold
pure gold
(gold or silver) of standard purity / (fig.) fine
to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
reddish-gold (color)
name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)
richly bedecked / dripping with gold and silver (idiom)
lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom) / fig. to talk up; to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈
lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value / I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
to cover (a statue) with gold leaf; to gild / (fig.) to prettify; to glorify
gold-bearing / (fig.) valuable
to cash / to change gold or silver into money
lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
gold standard (monetary system)
gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
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  *锭* | 锭* | *锭
(weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈
Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist
lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方
gold dust / salted egg yolk sauce
to snatch gold / to take first place in a competition
materialistic woman / (slang) gold-digger

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