silver; money
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
silver (the metal); money
Refers to silver as a precious metal or historical currency. In literary or historical contexts, it can also refer to money in general.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
yín银
zi子
zuò作
wéi为
huò货
bì币
。
Ancient people often used silver as currency.
Zhè这
dìng锭
yín银
zi子
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
zhòng重
。
This ingot of silver looks very heavy.
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Tā他
wèi为
le了
mǎi买
zhè这
zuò座
zhái宅
zi子
huā花
le了
bù不
shǎo少
yín银
zi子
。
He spent quite a lot of money to buy this mansion.