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 classifier: 个 gè
白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

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)

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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