huáng jīn
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黄金价格最近一直在上涨。
huángjīn jiàgé zuìjìn yīzhí zài shàngzhǎng.
The price of gold has been rising recently.
黄金是一种贵金属。
huángjīn shì yī zhǒng guì jīnshǔ.
Gold is a precious metal.
黄金首饰很受欢迎。
huángjīn shǒushì hěn shòu huānyíng.
Gold jewelry is very popular.
金子 (jīn zi)
gold
金块 (jīn kuài)
gold nugget
The Chinese word 黄金 (huángjīn) for "gold" is a compound of two characters: 黄 (huáng), meaning "yellow," and 金 (jīn), meaning "metal." The character 黄 originally depicted a person with a large head and a small body, suggesting someone who was sickly or weak. Over time, the character came to be associated with the color yellow, which is often seen as a symbol of illness or misfortune. The character 金, on the other hand, originally depicted a piece of metal, and was later used to represent the element of metal in Chinese philosophy. When the two characters are combined, they create the word 黄金, which refers to the precious metal that is commonly used in jewelry, currency, and other forms of wealth.
