旧金山 (舊金山)
Jiù jīn shān
Pinyin

Definition

旧金山 (舊金山)
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Jiù jīn shān
  1. San Francisco, California

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中山
Zhōng shān
  1. 1 refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
  2. 2 Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
  3. 3 Nakayama (Japanese surname)
佛山
Fó shān
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
冰山
bīng shān
  1. 1 iceberg
  2. 2 classifier: 座 zuò
唐山
Táng shān
  1. 1 Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
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.
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
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

Sample Sentences

粤港澳大湾区是改革开放四十周年再阔步出发的一个生动注脚。由香港、澳门两个特别行政区和广东省的广州、深圳、珠海、佛山、中山、东莞、肇庆、江门、惠州等九市组成的城市群，是国家建设世界级城市群和参与全球竞争的重要载体，与美国纽约湾区旧金山湾区和日本东京湾区比肩的世界四大湾区之一。
yuègǎngàodàwānqū shì gǎigékāifàng sìshí zhōunián zài kuòbù chūfā de yīgē shēngdòng zhùjiǎo 。yóu Xiānggǎng 、Àomén liǎnggè tèbié xíngzhèngqū hé Guǎngdōngshěng de Guǎngzhōu 、Shēnzhèn 、Zhūhǎi 、Fóshān 、Zhōngshān 、Dōngguǎn 、Zhàoqìng 、Jiāngmén 、Huìzhōu děng jiǔ shì zǔchéng de chéngshì qún ，shì guójiā jiànshè shìjièjí chéngshì qún hé cānyù quánqiú jìngzhēng de zhòngyào zàitǐ ，yǔ Měiguó Niǔyuē wānqū Jiùjīnshān wānqū hé Rìběn Dōngjīng wānqū bǐjiān de shìjiè sìdà wānqū zhīyī 。
The Greater Bay project is a landmark initiative by the Chinese government and is a stride forward for China’s urbanization strategy after 40 years of economic reforms and expansion. It comprises two Special Administrative Regions- Hongkong and Macau and nine other cities in the Guangdong province -Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen and Huizhou. They are China’s ambition to create a world class city cluster to compete on the world stage - one that is on par to other city clusters such as Greater New York, San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Tokyo Area.
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旧金山漂亮得不得了！
Jiùjīnshān piàoliang de bùdéliǎo ！
San Francisco is extremely beautiful!
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旧金山的唐人街是美国最大的。
Jiùjīnshān de tángrénjiē shì Měiguó zuì dà de 。
San Francisco's Chinatown is America's largest Chinatown.
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你这次太赶了。旧金山好玩儿、好看的东西这么多，两天怎么够？
nǐ zhècì tài gǎn le 。Jiùjīnshān hǎowánr 、hǎokàn de dōngxi zhème duō ，liǎng tiān zěnme gòu ？
You're in too much of a rush this time. San Francisco is a lot of fun. There are so many beautiful things here, how can you see it all in two days?
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对，而且关的都是臭名昭著的重刑犯。现在改成博物馆了。哎，注意看啊，这个角度的旧金山最美。你看，三面环水。
duì ，érqiě guān de dōu shì chòumíngzhāozhù de zhòngxíng fàn 。xiànzài gǎichéng bówùguǎn le 。āi ，zhùyìkàn ā ，zhè ge jiǎodù de Jiùjīnshān zuì měi 。nǐ kàn ，sānmiànhuánshuǐ 。
Yes, and the people held there were the most infamous convicts. Now it's been converted into a museum. Oh, look there. San Francisco is most beautiful from this perspective. See, it's surrounded by water on three sides.
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等会儿我们开上桥，你能看到整个旧金山海湾，更漂亮！
děng huìr wǒmen kāishàng qiáo ，nǐ néng kàndào zhěnggè Jiùjīnshān hǎiwān ，gèng piàoliang ！
Wait till we drive onto the bridge, you'll be able to see the entire San Francisco Bay, it's even more beautiful!
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是。不过严格意义上说旧金山市只是很小的一块儿地方。周边还有其它城市，比如硅谷。
shì 。bùguò yángé yìyì shàng shuō Jiùjīnshān shì zhǐshì hěn xiǎo de yīkuàir dìfang 。zhōubiān hái yǒu qítā chéngshì ，bǐrú guīgǔ 。
Yes. But strictly speaking, San Francisco proper is really only a small area. All around it are other cities, like Silicon Valley.
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嗯，漂亮！旧金山挺大的嘛。
ng5 ，piàoliang ！Jiùjīnshān tǐng dà de ma 。
Oh, beautiful! San Francisco is really big, huh?
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是挺有特色的。旧金山这种坡路很多。等会儿到城里还有复古有轨电车。
shì tǐng yǒu tèsè de 。Jiùjīnshān zhèzhǒng pōlù hěn duō 。děnghuìr dào chénglǐ hái yǒu fùgǔ yǒuguǐ diànchē 。
It really does have a lot of character. San Francisco has a lot of those really steep streets. Wait a bit, when we get into the city they have old-style trolleys.
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