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珍贵 zhēnguì

珍贵 zhēnguì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 珍贵 zhēnguì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēnguì | zhen1 gui4
English translation
precious

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Traditional form

珍貴

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 珍贵 zhēnguì

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zhēn

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

shān

Semantic compound

Wáng

Positional decomposition

Wáng 人彡

Number of Strokes

9
guì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of guì . Pictograph of two hands carrying a shell. (Shells were used in ancient china as currency.)

Semantic compound

Bèi

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱中一贝

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 珍贵 zhēnguì

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那些 nà xiē 珍贵 zhēnguì de 书籍 shūjí dōu fàng zài 图书 tú shū guǎn Dōng 馆的架子 jià zi shǎng .

Those rare books are shelved in the East Library.

水正成为 chéngwéi 日益 rìyì 珍贵 zhēnguì de 资源 Zīyuán

Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.

英国 Yīng guó zuì 珍贵 zhēnguì de 种鸟 zhēng 因为 yīnwèi 那些 nà xiē 狂热 kuáng rè ér 自私 zìsī de 鸟蛋收集者 ér 面临 miànlín zhāo 威胁 wēixié

Britain's rarest breeding birds are under threat from fanatical and selfish egg collectors.

拥有 yōngyǒu 一座藏满 le 珍贵 zhēnguì 记忆 jìyì de 宝库 bǎo kù 真是 zhēn shi 令人欣慰

It is comforting to have a storehouse of treasured memories.

珍贵 zhēnguì Decomposition

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珍贵 zhēnguì Compounds

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