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Definition(s) for: 金石为开

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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]
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]
为 wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
为 wèi- because of
- for
- to
为 wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
为 wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
开 kāi- to open (transitive or intransitive)
- (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
- to boil
- to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
- (directional complement) away; off
- carat (gold)
- abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2]
- abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format

Other Words Containing 金石为开

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