金子 jīnzi gold
How to remember 金子: 金 gold + 子 child = gold.
Characters
How it is used
- Gold (the metal), colloquial - 是金子总会发光 (shì jīnzi zǒng huì fāguāng) real gold always shines (true talent will be recognized).
- Everyday spoken word for gold as a substance; the more formal/element term is 黄金 (huángjīn) or 金 (jīn).
- Often figurative for something precious.
Example sentences
- 金子比水重得多。 Jīnzi bǐshuǐ zhòng de duō.Gold is far heavier than water.