五金 (wǔ jīn) — (traditional) the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin; metal materials; hardware (fittings, tools)
Definition
Literally 'the five metals' (gold, silver, copper, iron, tin), but in modern use it almost always means hardware — fittings, tools, and metal household goods sold at a 五金店.
noun
(traditional) the five metals: goldsilvercopperironand tinmetal materialshardware (fittings, tools)
Measure word · 件
Examples
- ，五金、、、、。Chuán tǒng shàng, wǔ jīn zhǐ de shì jīn, yín, tóng, tiě, xī zhè wǔ zhǒng jīn shǔ.Traditionally, 'wujin' refers to these five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin.
- 。Wǒ xū yào qù wǔ jīn diàn mǎi yì xiē gōng jù.I need to go to the hardware store to buy some tools.
- 五金。Huí shōu wǔ jīn kě yǐ jié yuē zī yuán.Recycling metals can save resources.
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