重金 (zhòng jīn) — a huge sum of money; great wealth; (music) heavy metal

Definition

Two distinct meanings: a huge sum of money (聘请, 悬赏, 收购) vs. the music genre heavy metal. In the money sense it modifies actions like paying or hiring, not a countable sum.

noun
a huge sum of moneygreat wealth(music) heavy metal

Examples

  • 重金
    Gōng sī yòng zhòng jīn pìn qǐng le yí wèi guó jì zhuān jiā.
    The company hired an international expert with a huge sum of money.
  • 重金
    Zhè cì de zhòng jīn xuán shǎng xī yǐn le hěn duō rén cān yù.
    The huge reward this time attracted many people to participate.
  • 重金
    Tā zuì xǐ huan de yīn yuè fēng gé shì zhòng jīn.
    His favorite music genre is heavy metal.

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