五金 wǔ jīn — metals; hardware

五金
wǔ jīn

Characters: 五 · 金

Definitions

  1. metals; hardware

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
  2. the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1 yin2 tong2 tie3 xi1]

ExtDict

  1. 1.五种金属◇称金﹑银﹑铜﹑铁﹑锡为五金﹐亦泛指各种金属。 2.今亦用为金属制品的统称。 3.见"五朱"。

Examples

  • 他在街尾开了家五金店。

    He opened a hardware shop at the end of the street.

  • 五金店里螺丝钉样样齐全。

    The hardware store has screws of every kind.

  • 他干了一辈子五金手艺。

    He worked all his life in the hardware trade.