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砂里淘金 — “To sift for gold in sand”

砂里淘金 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sift for gold in sand”. Metaphorically, to extract the best, most valuable, or essential elements from a large amount of material or information. Literally, “Sift gold from sand”.

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砂里淘金 Pronunciation and Pinyin

砂里淘金 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
砂
shā9sand, grit, granulated
里
lǐ7inside, village, unit of length
淘
táo11wash away impurities
金
jīn8gold, metal, money

Example Sentence with 砂里淘金

在浩如烟海的资料中进行砂里淘金,才能找到真正有价值的信息。
To find truly valuable information, one must sift through vast amounts of data, much like sifting gold from sand.

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Synonyms of 砂里淘金

  • shā沙lǐ里táo淘jīn金extract value from much less valuable material

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What does 砂里淘金 mean?

砂里淘金 (shā lǐ táo jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sift for gold in sand”.

How do you pronounce 砂里淘金?

砂里淘金 is pronounced shā lǐ táo jīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 砂里淘金 literally mean?

Literally, 砂里淘金 means “Sift gold from sand”. It is used to mean “to sift for gold in sand”.

What is the Chinese definition of 砂里淘金?

从砂子里淘出黄金。比喻从大量材料中选取精华。

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