黄金

黃金
huángjīn
noun HSK 4 #3,382

Meanings

  1. 1 gold
  2. 2 golden; prime; best (figurative)

Examples

HSK 3
Guóqìng jiàqī shì lǚyóu de huángjīnzhōu.
The National Day holiday is the golden week for tourism.
HSK 5
Huángjīn de jiàgé zuìjìn zhǎng le hěn duō.
The price of gold has risen a lot recently.
HSK 6
Zhè shì xuéxí de huángjīn shíqī.
This is the golden period for learning.

Tips

culture
黄金周 (Golden Week) refers to the 7-day national holidays around Spring Festival (Feb) and National Day (Oct 1), when hundreds of millions of Chinese travel.
usage
As an adjective, 黄金 means 'prime' or 'best': 黄金时间 (prime time), 黄金时代 (golden age), 黄金地段 (prime location).

Stroke Order

huáng
jīn