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 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 金牌 jīn pái gold medal / CL:枚[mei2] 金币 金幣 jīn bì gold coin 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 肥肉 féi ròu fat (e.g. pork fat) / fatty meat / (fig.) a gold mine / cash cow 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 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 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 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 金奖 金獎 jīn jiǎng gold medal / first prize 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 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 金玉 jīn yù gold and jade / precious syn 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 金领 金領 jīn lǐng gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker 金黄色 金黃色 jīn huáng sè gold color 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 金字 jīn zì gold lettering / gold characters 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] 镶金 鑲金 xiāng jīn gilded / inlaid with gold 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) 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 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 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] 鋆 yún gold 钿 鈿 diàn to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower 镠 鏐 liú fine gold 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 菲尔普斯 菲爾普斯 fēi ěr pǔ sī Phelps (name) / Michael Phelps (1985-), US swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medallist 开金 開金 kāi jīn carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold) 金沙 jīn shā gold dust / salted egg yolk sauce 黄金海岸 黃金海岸 huáng jīn hǎi àn 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) 刘翔 劉翔 liú xiáng Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games 鏐 liú pure gold 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. (idiom) syn 积金累玉 積金累玉 jī jīn lěi yù to accumulate gold and jewels (idiom) / prosperous 金无足赤 金無足赤 jīn wú zú chì not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom) / no-one is perfect 金碧荧煌 金碧熒煌 jīn bì yíng huáng splendid in green and gold (idiom) / looking radiant 金迷纸醉 金迷紙醉 jīn mí zhǐ zuì lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom) / fig. indulging in a life of luxury syn 点金成铁 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom) / fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it syn 点铁成金 點鐵成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem 金玉满堂 金玉滿堂 jīn yù mǎn táng lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge syn 堆金积玉 堆金積玉 duī jīn jī yù lit. pile up gold and jade / very rich syn 砂矿床 砂礦床 shā kuàng chuáng placer deposit / placer 砂矿 砂礦 shā kuàng placer deposit / placer 砂积矿床 砂積礦床 shā jī kuàng chuáng placer (alluvial deposit containing valuable metals) 足赤 zú chì pure gold / solid gold 金银箔 金銀箔 jīn yín bó gold and silver foil / gold and silver leaf syn 琯 guǎn mus. instr. / to polish jade or gold 金钵 金缽 jīn bō (gold) alms bowl (of a Buddhist monk) 描金 miáo jīn to outline in gold 郭晶晶 guō jīng jīng Guo Jingjing (1981-), Chinese female diver and Olympic gold medalist 金盒子 jīn hé zi gold 李宁 李寧 lǐ níng Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games 张宁 張寧 zhāng níng Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist 张怡宁 張怡寧 zhāng yí níng Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / fig. time is precious 千金一诺 千金一諾 qiān jīn yī nuò a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept 千金要方 qiān jīn yào 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] 千金难买 千金難買 qiān jīn nán mǎi can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom) 含金 hán jīn gold-bearing / (fig.) valuable 如金似玉 rú jīn sì yù like gold or jade (idiom) / gorgeous / lovely / splendorous 寸金难买寸光阴 寸金難買寸光陰 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom) / Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious. 折兑 折兌 zhé duì to cash / to change gold or silver into money 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom) / fig. sentimental value / I wouldn't be parted with it for anything. syn 标金 標金 biāo jīn standard gold bar / deposit when submitting a tender 