镀金 (dù jīn) — (literal) to gold-plate; (figurative) to gild; to acquire a superficial prestigious credential

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Exemplos

• 这块表是镀金的，不是纯金的。
  Zhè kuài biǎo shì dù jīn de, bú shì chún jīn de.
  This watch is gold-plated, not solid gold.
• 他在戒指上镀了一层金。
  Tā zài jiè zhi shàng dù le yī céng jīn.
  He gold-plated a layer on the ring.
• 他去国外留学只是为了镀金，并没有学到真本事。
  Tā qù guó wài liú xué zhǐ shì wèi le dù jīn, bìng méi yǒu xué dào zhēn běn shì.
  He went abroad to study just to gild his resume; he didn't really learn any real skills.