淘金

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Chinese

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cleanse; eliminate; to clean out
cleanse; eliminate; to clean out; to wash
 
metal; gold; money
simp. and trad.
(淘金)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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淘金

  1. to pan for gold
    沙土淘金沙土淘金  ―  cóng shātǔ zhōng táojīn  ―  to pan for gold in sand
  2. (figurative) to try to make high profits; to try to strike it rich
    城裡淘金城里淘金  ―  dào chénglǐ qù táojīn  ―  to go to the city to try to strike it rich

Derived terms

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