How to say “gold” in Chinese
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“Gold” in Chinese is 黄金, huáng jīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
黄金 is read huáng jīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the side of a character it shrinks to 钅 “metal”: 银, 钱, 钢.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “黄金”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “gold” in Chinese?
“Gold” in Chinese is 黄金, pinyin huángjīn.
What does 黄金 mean?
黄金 (huángjīn) means “gold”.
How do you write 黄金?
黄金 is 2 characters: 黄 (huáng) — yellow; 金 (jīn) — gold; money. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 黄金?
黄金 is read huángjīn. Tones: huáng — second tone, jīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“gold” in the lesson “Exchange rate, gold, insurance”
This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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