青铜

青銅

qīngtóng

noun #22,537

Measure Word

一块青铜 kuài

Meanings

1 bronze
2 an alloy of copper and tin

Characters

blue-green; young; the color of aged bronze

Examples

HSK 7-9

这件青铜器是三千年前的文物。

Zhè jiàn qīngtóngqì shì sānqiān nián qián de wénwù.

This bronze artifact is from three thousand years ago.

HSK 7-9

青铜比纯铜更坚硬。

Qīngtóng bǐ chún tóng gèng jiānyìng.

Bronze is harder than pure copper.

HSK 7-9

博物馆里有很多青铜雕塑。

Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu hěnduō qīngtóng diāosù.

There are many bronze sculptures in the museum.

Tips

culture

China's Bronze Age (c. 2000-500 BC) produced some of the world's most sophisticated bronze ritual vessels. The character 青 means both 'blue-green' and 'young/unripe,' referring to the distinctive patina of aged bronze, while 铜 means copper.

Stroke Order

青 qīng

铜 tóng