白金
bái jīn
Pinyin

Definition

白金
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bái jīn
  1. platinum
  2. silver
  3. (slang) handcuffs

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

明白
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
现金
xiàn jīn
  1. 1 cash
白
Bái
  1. 1 surname Bai
白天
bái tiān
  1. 1 daytime
  2. 2 during the day
  3. 3 day
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
白色
bái sè
  1. 1 white
  2. 2 fig. reactionary
  3. 3 anti-communist
表白
biǎo bái
  1. 1 to explain oneself
  2. 2 to express
  3. 3 to reveal one's thoughts or feelings
  4. 4 declaration
  5. 5 confession
资金
zī jīn
  1. 1 funds
  2. 2 funding
  3. 3 capital
金
Jīn
  1. 1 surname Jin
  2. 2 surname Kim (Korean)
  3. 3 Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
金币
jīn bì
  1. 1 gold coin
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
金牛
Jīn niú
  1. 1 Taurus (star sign)
  2. 2 Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
金牛座
Jīn niú zuò
  1. 1 Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
金钱
jīn qián
  1. 1 money
  2. 2 currency
金陵
Jīn líng
  1. 1 pre-Han name for Nanjing
  2. 2 common place name
黄金
huáng jīn
  1. 1 gold
  2. 2 golden (opportunity)
  3. 3 prime (time)
伊丽莎白
Yī lì shā bái
  1. 1 Elizabeth (person name)
公积金
gōng jī jīn
  1. 1 official reserves
  2. 2 accumulated fund
千金
qiān jīn
  1. 1 thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
  2. 2 money and riches
  3. 3 (honorific) invaluable (support)
  4. 4 (honorific) daughter
合金
hé jīn
  1. 1 alloy

Idioms (20)

一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight
一诺千金
yī nuò qiān jīn
  1. 1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
俨如白昼
yǎn rú bái zhòu
  1. 1 as bright as daylight (idiom)
千金一掷
qiān jīn yī zhì
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
千金一诺
qiān jīn yī nuò
  1. 1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
千金难买
qiān jīn nán mǎi
  1. 1 can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
如金似玉
rú jīn sì yù
  1. 1 like gold or jade (idiom)
  2. 2 gorgeous
  3. 3 lovely
  4. 4 splendorous
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
  1. 1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.

Sample Sentences

只有铂金才可以叫做白金，是一种天然的白色贵金属。有些地方乱叫，把白色K金也叫做白金，其实是不对的。白色K金是合金，主要成分是黄金。
zhǐyǒu bójīn cái kěyǐ jiàozuò báijīn ，shì yī zhǒng tiānrán de báisè guì jīnshǔ 。yǒuxiē dìfang luànjiào ，bǎ báisè K jīn yě jiàozuò báijīn ，qíshí shì bù duì de 。báisè K jīn shì héjīn ，zhǔyào chéngfèn shì huángjīn 。
Only platinum can truly be called a "white metal." It's a naturally-occurring white precious metal. Some places confuse things by saying that white gold is a "white metal," but it's not really. White gold is an alloy mainly composed of gold.
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铂金和白金有什么不同？
bójīn hé báijīn yǒu shénme bùtóng ？
What's the difference between platinum and white gold?
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不会啊。白金汉宫、大本钟、泰晤士河、还有好多博物馆，我看都看不过来。一定要再去一次。
bùhuì a 。Báijīnhàngōng 、Dàběnzhōng 、Tàiwùshìhé 、háiyǒu hǎo duō bówùguǎn ，wǒ kàn dōu kàn bu guòlái 。yīdìng yào zài qù yī cì 。
No way. Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Thames River... plus there are lots of museums. There's no way to see it all. I have to go back again.
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喏，脑白金给你带着呢，快喝点。哎，你们小孩呢？
nuò ，nǎobáijīn gěi nǐ dài zhe ne ，kuài hē diǎn 。āi ，nǐmen xiǎohái ne ？
Oh, I brought some melatonin for you. Here, drink it. Hey, where's your kid?
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