黄金

黃金

huángjīn

noun/adjective HSK 4 #3,382

Meanings

1 gold
2 golden (figurative: prime, best)

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Examples

黄金的价格最近涨了很多。

Huángjīn de jiàgé zuìjìn zhǎng le hěn duō.

The price of gold has risen a lot recently.

这是学习的黄金时期。

Zhè shì xuéxí de huángjīn shíqī.

This is the golden period for learning.

国庆假期是旅游的黄金周。

Guóqìng jiàqī shì lǚyóu de huángjīnzhōu.

The National Day holiday is the golden week for tourism.

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

黄 huáng

金 jīn