含金量

hánjīnliàng

noun #58,256

Meanings

1 gold content
2 real value; worth (of a qualification, award or achievement)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

这个证书含金量很高，找工作的时候很有用。

Zhège zhèngshū hánjīnliàng hěn gāo, zhǎo gōngzuò de shíhou hěn yǒuyòng.

This certificate really counts for something, and it helps a lot when you are job hunting.

HSK 6

店员说这条项链的含金量很高。

Diànyuán shuō zhè tiáo xiàngliàn de hánjīnliàng hěn gāo.

The shop assistant said this necklace has a high gold content.

Tips

usage

The figurative sense is far more common: how much a degree, certificate, prize or win is really worth, as in 这个奖没什么含金量 'this award doesn't mean much'. Netizens copy the pattern for jokes such as 含腾量, how much of a film really features the actor 沈腾.

Stroke Order

含 hán

金 jīn

量 liàng