一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. each word is highly valued

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
字 zì
HSK 1
letter, character, word
千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money