宝
石

Precious stone in Chinese: 宝石 (bǎo shí)

bǎo shí

precious stone

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 寶石1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1precious stone; gem

Stroke order

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宝
石

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄠˇ

bǎo

ㄅ/ bㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

宝石

Simplified

寶石

Traditional

Example sentences

See 宝石 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这块宝石又大又漂亮。

    zhè kuài bǎo shí yòu dà yòu piào liang。

    This gem is both large and beautiful.

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Related words

宝

bǎo

jewel

宝贝

bǎo bèi

treasured object

宝贵

bǎo guì

valuable

石头

shí tou

stone

石油

shí yóu

oil

宝宝

bǎo bao

darling

化石

huà shí

fossil

珠宝

zhū bǎo

pearls

宝藏

bǎo zàng

precious mineral deposits

宝库

bǎo kù

treasure-house

瑰宝

guī bǎo

gem

国宝

guó bǎo

national treasure

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