美金
Měi jīn
Pinyin

Definition

美金
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Měi jīn
  1. US dollar
  2. USD

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

完美
wán měi
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 perfection
  3. 3 perfectly
精美
jīng měi
  1. 1 delicate
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 refinement
美
Měi
  1. 1 the Americas
  2. 2 abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]
  3. 3 USA
  4. 4 abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó]
美人
měi rén
  1. 1 beauty
  2. 2 belle
美国
Měi guó
  1. 1 United States
  2. 2 USA
  3. 3 US
美女
měi nu:3
  1. 1 beautiful woman
美好
měi hǎo
  1. 1 beautiful
  2. 2 fine
美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
美丽
měi lì
  1. 1 beautiful
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
金牛座
Jīn niú zuò
  1. 1 Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
黄金
huáng jīn
  1. 1 gold
  2. 2 golden (opportunity)
  3. 3 prime (time)
健美
jiàn měi
  1. 1 healthy and beautiful
  2. 2 to do fitness exercises
  3. 3 abbr. for 健美運動|健美运动[jiàn měi yùn dòng]
优美
yōu měi
  1. 1 graceful
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 elegant
北美
Běi měi
  1. 1 North America
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (idiom)
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
唯美
wéi měi
  1. 1 aesthetics
基金
jī jīn
  1. 1 fund

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
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (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)
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
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
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.
专美于前
zhuān měi yú qián
  1. 1 to monopolize the limelight (idiom)
  2. 2 to get all the glory
  3. 3 to rank highest

Sample Sentences

去年全球唱片收入下降至一百五十亿美金，在唱片的黄金时期，一九九六年的时候，当时的音乐产值高达六百亿！音乐产业价值整整萎缩了四分之三，这对唱片公司以及歌手都是相当重大的打击。
qùnián quánqiú chàngpiàn shōurù xiàjiàng zhì yībǎi wǔshí yì měijīn ，zài chàngpiàn de huángjīn shíqī ，yī jiǔ jiǔ liù nián de shíhou ，dāngshí de yīnyuè chǎn zhí gāodá liù bǎi yì ！yīnyuè chǎnyè jiàzhí zhěngzhěng wěisuō le sì fēnzhī sān ，zhè duì chàngpiàn gōngsī yǐjí gēshǒu dōu shì xiāngdāng zhòngdà de dǎjī 。
Last year global record revenue fell to 15 billion USD. In the golden years of record sales, back in 1996, the music industry was worth up to 60 billion! The value of the music industry has fallen by three quarters in total, which has hit record labels and singers quite heavily.
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等一年算什么？你想想，作者在二十年前着手写小说的时候，就埋下了「顶住门」的伏笔。这可是单集成本六百万美金的大片，整个故事脉络处处暗涛汹涌，当然要吊足观众的胃口啦。
děng yī nián suàn shénme ？nǐ xiǎngxiang ，zuòzhě zài èrshí nián qián zhuóshǒu xiě xiǎoshuō de shíhou ，jiù mái xià le 「dǐng zhù mén 」de fúbǐ 。zhè kěshì dān jí chéngběn liù bǎiwàn měijīn de dàpiān ，zhěnggè gùshi màiluò chùchù àntāoxiōngyǒng ，dāngrán yào diàozú guānzhòng de wèi kǒu la 。
What's a year? Think about it. The author had planned the "hold the door" plot twist when he was writing the novel twenty years ago. This is a show where the budget for each episode is six million dollars. The entire story is an epic rollercoaster ride. Of course the show intends to keep it's audience at the edge of their seats and in total suspense.
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所以买黄金就像买美金一样。
suǒyǐ mǎi huángjīn jiù xiàng mǎi měijīn yīyàng 。
So buying gold is like buying US dollars.
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不会的。我咨询过了，有些投资项目根本不需要自己创业，不用亲自经营管理，也不用直接雇佣员工。就是花50万美金投资个项目，过几年还能收回投资款。
bùhuì de 。wǒ zīxún guò le ，yǒuxiē tóuzī xiàngmù gēnběn bù xūyào zìjǐ chuàngyè ，bùyòng qīnzì jīngyíng guǎnlǐ ，yě bùyòng zhíjiē gùyōng yuángōng 。jiùshì huā wǔshí wàn měijīn tóuzī ge xiàngmù ，guò jǐnián hái néng shōu huí tóuzī kuǎn 。
No way. I've looked into it. There's some investment programs where you have absolutely no need to start your own company, don't need to manage your own operations, and don't even need to directly hire employees. You just need to invest five hundred thousand US dollars in a program and after a few years you'll see a return on your investment.
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他是世界上最年轻的那种十亿万富翁，而且是美金。太厉害了！
tā shì shìjiè shàng zuì niánqīng de nà zhǒng shí yì wàn fùwēng ，érqiě shì měijīn 。tài lìhai le ！
He's the world's youngest billionaire, and it's in American dollars. He's so awesome!
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美金换人民币吗？
měijīn huàn rénmínbì ma ？
Change American dollars to RMB?
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换五千美金。
huàn wǔ qiān měijīn 。
I'm changing 5000 American dollars.
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好像是，大概两百块钱。两百美金。
hǎoxiàng shì ，dàgài liǎngbǎi kuàiqián 。liǎngbǎi měijīn 。
It seems it's about 200 RMB. 200 American dollars.
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美金
Měijīn
American dollars.
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加押金一共是2000美金。
jiā yājīn yīgòng shì liǎng qiān měijīn 。
Including deposit, your total altogether is 2000 dollars.
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