金子
Jīn zǐ
Pinyin

Definition

金子
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Jīn zǐ
  1. Kaneko (Japanese surname)
金子
 - 
jīn zi
  1. gold

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
兔子
tù zi
  1. 1 hare
  2. 2 rabbit
  3. 3 classifier: 只 zhī
女子
nǚ zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妹子
mèi zi
  1. 1 (dialect) younger sister
  2. 2 girl
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children

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
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

Sample Sentences

还不止这些呢！西进运动的时候，就连不食人间烟火的传教士都没能抵挡住金子的诱惑，还有很多黑奴也从主人家里逃出来去淘金了！
hái bùzhǐ zhèxiē ne ！xījìn yùndòng de shíhou ，jiù lián bù shí rénjiān yānhuǒ de chuánjiàoshì dōu méi néng dǐdǎng zhù jīnzi de yòuhuò ，háiyǒu hěn hēinú yě cóng zhǔrén jiālǐ táo chūlai qù táojīn le ！
And not just them! During the time of America's Western expansion, even other-worldly missionaries couldn't resist the allure of gold. Plus, a lot of black slaves escaped from their masters' homes and ran off to look for gold!
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这也可以，不过我个人是喜欢买真的金子，因为对我来说，黄金户头里的不是黄金，只是数字，跟股票也没什么两样。
zhè yě kěyǐ ，bùguò wǒ gèrén shì xǐhuan mǎi zhēnde jīnzi ，yīnwèi duìwǒláishuō ，huángjīn hùtou lǐ de bùshì huángjīn ，zhǐshì shùzì ，gēn gǔpiào yě méi shénme liǎngyàng 。
You can, but I personally like to buy real gold, because, for me, the gold in a gold account isn't really gold, it's just numbers on a piece of paper, the same deal as stocks.
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是金子在哪儿都会发光的。回小城市也挺好的，压力小，生活质量高。还能照顾父母。
shì jīnzi zài nǎr dōu huì fāguāng de 。huí xiǎo chéngshì yě tǐng hǎo de ，yālì xiǎo ，shēnghuó zhìliang gāo 。hái néng zhàogu fùmǔ 。
Wherever there's gold, it shines! Going back to a small city is quite nice. There's little pressure, and the quality of life is higher. Also, you can take care of your folks.
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