verb #24,367

Meanings

  1. 1 to plate (with metal)
  2. 2 to electroplate
  3. 3 to gild

Examples

Zhè méi jièzhi shì dù jīn de, bù shì chún jīn.
This ring is gold-plated, not solid gold.
Gōngchǎng yòng diànjiě fǎ jiāng tóng dù dào tiě jiàn shàng.
The factory uses electrolysis to plate copper onto iron components.

Tips

usage
(dù jīn) literally means gold-plating but is also used figuratively to mean gaining prestige through a prestigious foreign position or degree — 'gilding' one's reputation.

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