点石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn

turn something ordinary into gold

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 28188th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem

Characters

Character Meaning
点 diǎn HSK 1
o'clock; to order (food in a restaurant); point
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden