黄金

• 拼音: huáng jīn
• 汉字拆解: 黄 = character depicting the colour yellow; 金 = pictograph showing nuggets of metal buried under the earth — metal or gold

含义

Gold. The precious metal, or figuratively something of the highest value or quality.

Used both literally for the precious metal and figuratively for anything of great value. Common collocations include 黄金时代 (golden age), 黄金时间 (prime time), 黄金地段 (prime location), and 黄金价格 (gold price). An important concept in Chinese culture and economics.

例句

1. 最近黄金的价格涨了不少。
2. 这个地段是商业黄金地带。
3. 奶奶把自己的黄金首饰留给了妈妈。

用法指南

语境: economics, culture, everyday

语气: informative

正确说法

• 你觉得现在买黄金合适吗？(Do you think it's a good time to buy gold?)
• 晚上八点到十点是电视的黄金时间。(8pm to 10pm is prime time for television.)

错误说法

• 这个东西是黄金做的颜色 (Don't confuse 黄金 the material with 金色 the colour — use 金色 for 'gold-coloured' and 黄金 for actual gold)

起源与历史

黄 (huáng, yellow) + 金 (jīn, metal/gold) — literally 'yellow metal,' the most recognisable description of gold.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal