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银 (yín) — silver (the precious metal); silver-colored

Definition

银 (yín) is the noun for the metal silver. In compounds, it acts as a prefix meaning 'silver-' — as in 银牌 (silver medal) — or 'financial', as in 银行 (bank, literally 'silver row').

noun
silver (the precious metal)silver-colored
Easily confused

Examples

  • Zhè kuài yín zi shì chún de
    This piece of silver is pure.
  • 银。
    Tā dài le yì tiáo yín xiàng liàn.
    She wore a silver necklace.
  • 银。
    Gǔ dài rén yòng yín lái mǎi dōng xī.
    Ancient people used silver to buy things.
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