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Definition(s) for: 点石成金

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
点石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn - to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 27,920 61,877 60,679

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
点 diǎn- point
- dot
- drop
- speck
- o'clock
- point (in space or time)
- to draw a dot
- to check on a list
- to choose
- to order (food in a restaurant)
- to touch briefly
- to hint
- to light
- to ignite
- to pour a liquid drop by drop
- (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]
- dot stroke in Chinese characters
- classifier for items
石 shí- surname Shi
- abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2jia1zhuang1], the capital of Hebei
石 dàn- dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters
- ancient pr. [shi2]
石 shí- rock
- stone
- stone inscription
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
成 chéng- surname Cheng
- short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2du1]
成 chéng- to succeed
- to finish
- to complete
- to accomplish
- to become
- to turn into
- to be all right
- OK!
- one tenth
金 jīn- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
金 jīn- gold
- chemical element Au
- generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
- money
- golden
- highly respected
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Other Words Containing 点石成金

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
点石成金 - - 27,920 61,877 60,679