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金子

jīn zi · jin zi/Jīn zǐ · jin zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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jīn zi 金子

  1. gold

Jīn zǐ 金子

  1. Kaneko (Japanese surname)
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Is this gold?

  1. Liangliang

    爷爷(yéye)说(shuō)，这个(zhège)小(xiǎo)盒子(hézi)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)金子(jīnzi)！

    Grandpa says there is gold in this little box!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？快(kuài)打开(dǎkāi)看看(kànkan)！

    Really? Open it quickly and look!

  3. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，是(shì)一块(yīkuài)金色(jīnsè)的(de)东西(dōngxi)！这(zhè)是(shì)金子(jīnzi)吗(ma)？

    Wow, it is a golden thing! Is this gold?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)咬(yǎo)一下(yīxià)，不对(bùduì)，不是(bùshì)金子(jīnzi)，是(shì)巧克力(qiǎokèlì)！

    I take a bite. Wrong, it is not gold, it is chocolate!

  5. Liangliang

    爷爷(yéye)真(zhēn)会(huì)开玩笑(kāiwánxiào)，巧克力(qiǎokèlì)也(yě)不错(bùcuò)。

    Grandpa really loves to joke around, but chocolate is good too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

发(fā)光(guāng)的(de)未(wèi)必(bì)都(dōu)是(shì)金(jīn)子(zi)。

All that glitters is not gold.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)块(kuài)金(jīn)子(zi)很(hěn)重(zhòng)，需(xū)要(yào)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)保(bǎo)管(guǎn)。

This piece of gold is very heavy and needs to be kept carefully.

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