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 态度 態度 tài du manner / bearing / attitude / approach / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time) syn 神态 神態 shén tài appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien syn 方位 fāng wèi direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth syn 威风 威風 wēi fēng awe-inspiring bearing / authority / power / imposing / impressive / majestic syn 无记名 無記名 wú jì míng (of a document) not bearing a name / unregistered (financial securities etc) / bearer (bond) / secret (ballot etc) / anonymous / unattributed (remarks) / (of a check) payable to the bearer 黄金屋 黃金屋 huáng jīn wū lit. house made of gold / fig. luxurious residence 金红 金紅 jīn hóng reddish-gold (color) 拜金女 bài jīn nǚ materialistic woman / (slang) gold-digger 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 金币 金幣 jīn bì gold coin 风情 風情 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc syn 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 仪表 儀表 yí biǎo appearance / bearing / meter (i.e. measuring instrument) syn 风采 風采 fēng cǎi svelte / elegant manner / graceful bearing syn 金牌 jīn pái gold medal / CL:枚[mei2] 金色 jīn sè golden / gold (color) syn 轴承 軸承 zhóu chéng (mechanical) bearing syn 夺冠 奪冠 duó guàn to seize the crown / fig. to win a championship / to win gold medal 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter syn 举止 舉止 jǔ zhǐ bearing / manner / mien syn 金银 金銀 jīn yín gold and silver syn 金星 jīn xīng gold star / stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc) syn 人品 rén pǐn character / moral strength / integrity / (coll.) looks / appearance / bearing syn 风韵 風韻 fēng yùn charm / grace / elegant bearing (usually feminine) syn 金子 jīn zi gold syn 金黄色 金黃色 jīn huáng sè gold color 金奖 金獎 jīn jiǎng gold medal / first prize 气度 氣度 qì dù bearing / manner / presence syn 淘金 táo jīn to pan for gold / to try to make a fortune 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 屹立 yì lì to tower / to stand straight (of person's bearing) syn 金矿 金礦 jīn kuàng gold mine / gold ore syn 肥肉 féi ròu fat (e.g. pork fat) / fatty meat / (fig.) a gold mine / cash cow syn 风姿 風姿 fēng zī good looks / good figure / graceful bearing / charm syn 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness syn 铜牌 銅牌 tóng pái bronze medal / bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc / CL:枚[mei2] 金条 金條 jīn tiáo gold bar syn 镀金 鍍金 dù jīn to gold-plate / to gild / (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special syn 聚宝盆 聚寶盆 jù bǎo pén treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine syn 英姿 yīng zī heroic bearing / dashing figure syn 婀娜 ē nuó (of a woman's bearing) graceful / elegant / lithe syn 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 纯金 純金 chún jīn pure gold syn 重压 重壓 zhòng yā high pressure / bearing a heavy weight 夺金 奪金 duó jīn to snatch gold / to take first place in a competition 金玉 jīn yù gold and jade / precious syn 仪态 儀態 yí tài bearing / deportment syn 金榜 jīn bǎng (lit.) tablet with inscription in gold / (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations / roll of honor 金领 金領 jīn lǐng gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker 承重 chéng zhòng (usu. of a structural component of a building) to bear a load / load-bearing (wall, pillar etc) 金饰 金飾 jīn shì gold ornaments 滚珠 滾珠 gǔn zhū bearing ball syn 金字 jīn zì gold lettering / gold characters 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 梦话 夢話 mèng huà talking in one's sleep / words spoken during sleep / fig. speech bearing no relation to reality / delusions syn 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 形迹 形跡 xíng jì manner / bearing / trace / mark / trail / etiquette syn 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 图版 圖版 tú bǎn printing plate bearing an image (illustration, photo etc) / print made with such a plate 含油 hán yóu containing oil / oil-bearing 钢珠 鋼珠 gāng zhū steel ball / bearing ball syn 仪仗队 儀仗隊 yí zhàng duì honor guard / guard of honor / the banner bearing contingent leading a military procession 气态 氣態 qì tài gaseous state (physics) / manner / air / bearing 淘金者 táo jīn zhě gold panner / prospector for gold 意态 意態 yì tài bearing / attitude 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 气宇 氣宇 qì yǔ bearing / manner syn 桁架 héng jià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams) 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] 镶金 鑲金 xiāng jīn gilded / inlaid with gold syn 足金 zú jīn pure gold / solid gold syn 滚珠轴承 滾珠軸承 gǔn zhū zhóu chéng ball bearing syn 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) 赤金 chì jīn pure gold syn 油料作物 yóu liào zuò wù oil crop (rape, peanut, soy, sesame etc) / oil-bearing crop 淘金热 淘金熱 táo jīn rè gold rush 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 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] 偏航 piān háng to diverge (from one's bearing, flight path etc) / to go off course / to yaw 杠 槓 gàng coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole / bar / rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard / criterion / hyphen / dash syn 鋆 yún gold 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 钿 鈿 diàn to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower 镠 鏐 liú fine gold 鏐 liú pure gold 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 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán 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 syn 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn 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 syn 一言千金 yī yán qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / valuable advice / words of enormous weight 千金一掷 千金一擲 qiān jīn yī zhì lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) / to throw away money recklessly / extravagant syn 真金不怕火炼 真金不怕火煉 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn True gold fears no fire. 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