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淘金

táo jīn

2-character word

What 淘金 means

1. to pan for gold
2. (fig.) to seek quick profits; to cash in (on an opportunity)

The characters in 淘金

• 淘táoto wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities); to dredge…
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals

Example sentences

• 他们正在淘金。
  They're panning for gold.
• 1848年人们来加利福尼亚淘金。
  1848 nián rénmen lái Jiālìfúníyà táojīn.
  In 1848, people came to California to dig for gold.

Words starting with 淘金

• 淘金潮táo jīn cháogold rush
• 淘金热táo jīn règold rush
• 淘金者táo jīn zhěgold panner; prospector for gold