| 有色金属 | yǒu sè jīn shǔ | non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) |  |
| 熔化 | róng huà | to melt (of ice, metals etc) |  |
| 黑色金属 | hēi sè jīn shǔ | ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them) | |
| 金 |  jīn | gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] | |
| 泽 | zé | pool / pond / (of metals etc) luster / favor or beneficence / damp / moist | |
| 铸 | zhù | to cast or found metals | |
| 铮 | zhēng | clang of metals / small gong | |
| 铿 | kēng | (onom.) clang / jingling of metals / to strike | |
| 鼓风炉 | gǔ fēng lú | a blast furnace (in modern times) / a draft assisted furnace for smelting metals | |
| 国际金属与环境理事会 | | International Council on Metals and the Environment | |
| 1998年重金属议定书 | | Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals / 1998 Heavy Metals Protocol | |
| 国际采矿和金属理事会 | | International Council on Mining and Metals | |
| 有色金属工业 | | non-ferrous metals industry | |
| 金衡 | jīn héng | troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains) | |
