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  *錯* | 錯* | *錯
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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  *開* | 開* | *開
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
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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
gold medal / CL:
HSK 3
gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time)
HSK 4
to seize the crown / fig. to win a championship / to win gold medal
HSK 7-9
gold
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  *錠* | 錠* | *錠
(weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks
gold standard (monetary system)
treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine
metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / fig. time is precious
copper gold alloy
platinum / silver / white gold / (Singapore) money gift at a funeral
gold coin
gold and silver
a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
to gold-plate; to gild / (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special
lit. house made of gold / fig. luxurious residence
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  *鍍* | 鍍* | *鍍
to plate (with gold, silver etc) / (prefix) -plated
gold dust / salted egg yolk sauce
Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius
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)
Chinese customs gold unit, currency used in China between 1930 and 1948
(printing) to stamp with gold foil; to bronze
gold leaf
gold bar
(lit.) tablet with inscription in gold / (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations; roll of honor
pure gold
gold color
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  *鈿* | 鈿* | *鈿
to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower
(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")
gold content / (fig.) value; worth
golden / gold (color)
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 star / stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
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)
materialistic woman / (slang) gold-digger
gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge
standard gold bar / deposit when submitting a tender
fat (e.g. pork fat) / fatty meat / (fig.) a gold mine / cash cow
reddish-gold (color)
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)
relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness
richly bedecked / dripping with gold and silver (idiom)
to cover (a statue) with gold leaf; to gild / (fig.) to prettify; to glorify
gold and silver foil / gold and silver leaf
Phelps (name) / Michael Phelps (1985-), US swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medallist
gold-plating / gilded / gold-plated
a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
to cash / to change gold or silver into money
copper paint / fake gold leaf
pure gold / solid gold
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  *鋆* | 鋆* | *鋆
gold
lit. pile up gold and jade / very rich
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  *琯* | 琯* | *琯
mus. instr. / to polish jade or gold
gold and jade / precious
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
to outline in gold
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom) / fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff
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  *鏐* | 鏐* | *鏐
fine gold
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly / extravagant
to pan for gold / to try to make a fortune
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
lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
pure gold / solid gold
(gold or silver) of standard purity / (fig.) fine
gold ring
pure gold
to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value / I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
to commit suicide by swallowing gold
(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice / words of enormous weight
(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
to accumulate gold and jewels (idiom); prosperous
splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant
Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
gold rush
gold lettering / gold characters
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
gold band
gold medal; first prize
to plate (with gold, silver etc)
thousand jin (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter
(gold) alms bowl (of a Buddhist monk)
the first pot of gold / the initial profits from an economic endeavour
Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games
to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
gold-bearing / (fig.) valuable
gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance)
not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect

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