jīn

common
verb

Meaning of 镀金

镀金 means to gild; to plate with gold; to study or gain experience merely for show; to embellish one's resume. Pronounced dù jīn.

  • to gild; to plate with gold
  • to study or gain experience merely for show; to embellish one's resume

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
jiǎng
bēi
shì
chún
yín
jīn
de
 

This trophy is pure silver with a gold plating.

dài
wáng
huān
yòng
jīn
de
mǐn
 

Ancient emperors liked to use gold-plated utensils.

Wèi
le
fáng
zhǐ
yǎng
huà
 
zhè
kuài
pái
biǎn
yào
chóng
xīn
jīn
 

To prevent oxidation, this plaque needs to be re-gilded.