开 開 kāi 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[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 金 jīn 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[ba1 yin1] syn 戒指 jiè zhi (finger) ring syn 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time) syn 金子 jīn zi gold syn 金色 jīn sè golden / gold (color) syn 圈子 quān zi circle / ring / (social) circle syn 铃声 鈴聲 líng shēng ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation 金牌 jīn pái gold medal / CL:枚[mei2] 金币 金幣 jīn bì gold coin 响起 響起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off syn 夺冠 奪冠 duó guàn to seize the crown / fig. to win a championship / to win gold medal 金矿 金礦 jīn kuàng gold mine / gold ore syn 出马 出馬 chū mǎ to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring syn 肥肉 féi ròu fat (e.g. pork fat) / fatty meat / (fig.) a gold mine / cash cow syn 指环 指環 zhǐ huán (finger) ring syn 光环 光環 guāng huán ring of light / halo / (fig.) glory / splendor 钻戒 鑽戒 zuàn jiè diamond ring / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter syn 淘金 táo jīn to pan for gold / to try to make a fortune 金星 jīn xīng gold star / stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc) syn 纯金 純金 chún jīn pure gold syn 易拉罐 yì lā guàn pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull) 镶嵌 鑲嵌 xiāng qiàn to inlay / to embed / to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring) / tiling / tesselation syn 环形 環形 huán xíng ring-shaped / (math.) annulus 擂台 擂臺 lèi tái elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held / arena / ring 五金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1] syn 金银 金銀 jīn yín gold and silver syn 金条 金條 jīn tiáo gold bar syn 无名指 無名指 wú míng zhǐ ring finger 一掷千金 一擲千金 yī zhì qiān jīn lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) / to throw away money recklessly / extravagant syn 环状 環狀 huán zhuàng annular / toroidal / loop-shaped / ring-like 金箔 jīn bó gold leaf 贴金 貼金 tiē jīn to cover (a statue) with gold leaf / to gild / (fig.) to prettify / to glorify 环路 環路 huán lù ring road / closed circuit / loop 金奖 金獎 jīn jiǎng gold medal / first prize 年轮 年輪 nián lún annual ring / growth ring 纸醉金迷 紙醉金迷 zhǐ zuì jīn mí lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom) / fig. indulging in a life of luxury syn 镀金 鍍金 dù jīn to gold-plate / to gild / (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special syn 一诺千金 一諾千金 yī nuò qiān jīn a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept syn 门环 門環 mén huán door knocker (in the shape of a ring) syn 环城 環城 huán chéng encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc) / around the city 金碧辉煌 金碧輝煌 jīn bì huī huáng gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) syn 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness syn 环线 環線 huán xiàn ring road / circle line (e.g. rail or subway) 金玉 jīn yù gold and jade / precious syn 铁环 鐵環 tiě huán an iron ring 聚宝盆 聚寶盆 jù bǎo pén treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine syn 足金 zú jīn pure gold / solid gold syn 圆环 圓環 yuán huán ring (any circular object) / (math.) annulus / (Tw) traffic circle / rotary 金领 金領 jīn lǐng gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker 上线 上線 shàng xiàn to go online / to put sth online / to reach a specific standard / to put into production / handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc) 金黄色 金黃色 jīn huáng sè gold color 听来 聽來 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere 元宝 元寶 yuán bǎo a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius syn 夺金 奪金 duó jīn to snatch gold / to take first place in a competition 金榜 jīn bǎng (lit.) tablet with inscription in gold / (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations / roll of honor 金饰 金飾 jīn shì gold ornaments 烟圈 煙圈 yān quān smoke ring 电话铃声 電話鈴聲 diàn huà líng shēng (telephone) ring / ringing 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 金字 jīn zì gold lettering / gold characters 外环线 外環線 wài huán xiàn outer ring (road or rail line) 黄金屋 黃金屋 huáng jīn wū lit. house made of gold / fig. luxurious residence 淘金者 táo jīn zhě gold panner / prospector for gold 金红 金紅 jīn hóng reddish-gold (color) 孙思邈 孫思邈 sūn sī miǎo 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[Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1] 角斗场 角鬥場 jué dòu chǎng wrestling ring 镶金 鑲金 xiāng jīn gilded / inlaid with gold syn 篮圈 籃圈 lán quān (basketball) hoop / ring 环形山 環形山 huán xíng shān crater / ring-shaped mountain 扣环 釦環 kòu huán circlip / C-clip / snap ring / Jesus clip / brooch 套圈 tào quān ferrule / ring toss 胶圈 膠圈 jiāo quān rubber ring / gasket 镏金 鎦金 liú jīn gold-plating / gilded / gold-plated 纸黄金 紙黃金 zhǐ huáng jīn gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance) 拜金女 bài jīn nǚ materialistic woman / (slang) gold-digger 赤金 chì jīn pure gold syn 错 錯 cuò 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 syn 轮 輪 lún wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn syn 圈 quān circle / ring / loop (CL:個|个[ge4]) / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / to surround / to circle syn 响 響 xiǎng echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises syn 晕 暈 yùn dizzy / halo / ring around moon or sun syn 戒 jiè to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger) syn 环 環 huán ring / hoop / loop / (chain) link / classifier for scores in archery etc / to surround / to encircle / to hem in syn 镀 鍍 dù to plate (with gold, silver etc) / (prefix) -plated syn 锭 錠 dìng (weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks syn 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem 苯环 苯環 běn huán benzene ring (chemistry) 颠来倒去 顛來倒去 diān lái dǎo qù to harp on / over and over / merely ring changes on a few terms syn 令牌环 令牌環 lìng pái huán token ring 淘金热 淘金熱 táo jīn rè gold rush 芳香烃 芳香烴 fāng xiāng tīng aromatic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring) 六环路 六環路 liù huán lù Sixth ring road (Beijing), opened in 2008 浪子回头金不换 浪子回頭金不換 làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold 月晕 月暈 yuè yùn ring around the moon / lunar halo 金本位 jīn běn wèi gold standard 吞金 tūn jīn to commit suicide by swallowing gold 千金方 qiān jīn fāng Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] 