珍
贵

Precious in Chinese: 珍贵 (zhēn guì)

zhēn guì

precious

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 珍貴1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1precious

Stroke order

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珍
贵

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄣ

zhēn

ㄓ/ zhㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄍㄨㄟˋ

guì

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

珍贵

Simplified

珍貴

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这些老照片对我来说非常珍贵。

    zhè xiē lǎo zhào piàn duì wǒ lái shuō fēi cháng zhēn guì。

    These old photos are very precious to me.

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Related words

贵

guì

expensive

宝贵

bǎo guì

valuable

珍惜

zhēn xī

to treasure

珍珠

zhēn zhū

pearl

袖珍

xiù zhēn

pocket-sized

昂贵

áng guì

expensive

高贵

gāo guì

grandeur

贵宾

guì bīn

honored guest

贵重

guì zhòng

precious

贵族

guì zú

lord

可贵

kě guì

to be treasured

名贵

míng guì

famous and valuable

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