淘金 táo jīn ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ tou4 gam1
- to pan for gold
- (fig.) to seek quick profits; to cash in (on an opportunity)
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More words with these characters
淘
- 淘气 淘氣 táo qì ㄊㄠˊ ㄑㄧˋ tou4 hei3 naughty
- 淘汰 táo tài ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ tou4 taai3 to wash out
- 海淘 hǎi táo ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄠˊ hoi2 tou4 online purchase of goods dispatched from overseas
- 淘客 táo kè ㄊㄠˊ ㄎㄜˋ tou4 haak3 talk (loanword)
- 淘宝 淘寶 Táo bǎo ㄊㄠˊ ㄅㄠˇ tou4 bou2 Taobao, a Chinese online shopping website (abbr. for 淘宝网)
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- 淘析 táo xī ㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄧ tou4 sik1 to strain
- 淘河 táo hé ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄜˊ tou4 ho4 pelican
- 淘洗 táo xǐ ㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄧˇ tou4 sai2 to wash
- 淘神 táo shén ㄊㄠˊ ㄕㄣˊ tou4 san4 troublesome
- 淘箩 淘籮 táo luó ㄊㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ tou4 lo4 basket (for washing rice)
- 淘米 táo mǐ ㄊㄠˊ ㄇㄧˇ tou4 mai5 to rinse rice
- 淘选 淘選 táo xuǎn ㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄩㄢˇ tou4 syun2 to decant
- 小淘气 小淘氣 Xiǎo táo qì ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄠˊ ㄑㄧˋ siu2 tou4 hei3 Rogue, Marvel Comics superhero
- 小淘气 小淘氣 xiǎo táo qì ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄠˊ ㄑㄧˋ siu2 tou4 hei3 rascal
- 淘宝网 淘寶網 Táo bǎo Wǎng ㄊㄠˊ ㄅㄠˇ ㄨㄤˇ tou4 bou2 mong5 Taobao Marketplace, a Chinese website for online shopping
- 淘汰赛 淘汰賽 táo tài sài ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄙㄞˋ tou4 taai3 coi3 a knockout competition
- 淘金潮 táo jīn cháo ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄠˊ tou4 gam1 ciu4 gold rush
- 淘金热 淘金熱 táo jīn rè ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄜˋ tou4 gam1 jit6 gold rush
- 淘金者 táo jīn zhě ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄜˇ tou4 gam1 ze2 gold panner
- 末位淘汰 mò wèi táo tài ㄇㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ sacking the worst-performing employee
金
- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 基金 jī jīn ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ gei1 gam1 fund
- 定金 dìng jīn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ deng6 gam1 down payment
- 押金 yā jīn ㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ aat3 gam1 deposit
- 奖金 獎金 jiǎng jīn ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣ zoeng2 gam1 premium
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- 现金 現金 xiàn jīn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ jin6 gam1 cash
- 租金 zū jīn ㄗㄨ ㄐㄧㄣ zou1 gam1 rent
- 美金 měi jīn ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣ mei5 gam1 American dollar; US dollar
- 资金 資金 zī jīn ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣ zi1 gam1 funds; capital
- 金子 jīn zi ㄐㄧㄣ ˙ㄗ gam1 zi2 gold
- 金属 金屬 jīn shǔ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ gam1 suk6 metal
- 金牌 jīn pái ㄐㄧㄣ ㄆㄞˊ gam1 paai4 gold medal
- 金融 jīn róng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊ gam1 jung4 banking
- 金钱 金錢 jīn qián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gam1 cin4 money
- 金额 金額 jīn é ㄐㄧㄣ ㄜˊ gam1 ngaak2 sum of money; amount of money
- 金鱼 金魚 jīn yú ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˊ gam1 jyu2 goldfish
- 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ wong4 gam1 gold
- 公积金 公積金 gōng jī jīn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ gung1 zik1 gam1 official reserves
- 奖学金 獎學金 jiǎng xué jīn ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣ zoeng2 hok6 gam1 scholarship
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
Idioms with these characters
- 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
- 穿金戴银 穿金戴銀 chuān jīn dài yín ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄣˊ cyun1 gam1 daai3 ngan4 richly bedecked
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- 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
- 点金成铁 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3 to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
- 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 sek6 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
- 点铁成金 點鐵成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 tit3 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
- 固若金汤 固若金湯 gù ruò jīn tāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄤ gu3 joek6 gam1 tong1 lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
- 挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ fai1 gam1 jyu4 tou2 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
- 击鼓鸣金 擊鼓鳴金 jī gǔ míng jīn ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ gik1 gu2 ming4 gam1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
Example sentences
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他们 他們 正在 淘金 。
They're panning for gold.
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1848 年 人们 人們 来 來 加利福尼亚 加利福尼亞 淘金 。
In 1848, people came to California to dig for gold.
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