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宝石

bǎo shí · bao shi

Traditional 寶石

HSK 4Measure words: 枚 méi, 颗 kē

Meaning

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  1. precious stone; gem
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  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)！这(zhè)块(kuài)红宝石(hóngbǎoshí)只要(zhǐyào)二十(èrshí)块(kuài)。

    Look! This red gem is only twenty yuan.

  2. Liangliang

    二十(èrshí)块(kuài)？宝石(bǎoshí)哪有(nǎyǒu)这么(zhème)便宜(piányi)？

    Twenty yuan? A gem is never this cheap.

  3. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)是(shì)宝石(bǎoshí)，没(méi)说(shuō)什么(shénme)宝石(bǎoshí)。

    The vendor said it is a gem. He did not say what kind.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)到底(dàodǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    So what is it?

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)糖(táng)，草莓(cǎoméi)味(wèi)的(de)。

    It is candy. It's strawberry flavored.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

宝(bǎo)石(shí)师(shī)傅(fu)在(zài)胸(xiōng)针(zhēn)上(shàng)镶(xiāng)了(le)一(yì)枚(méi)大(dà)珍(zhēn)珠(zhū)。

The jeweler mounted a big pearl in the brooch.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

王(wáng)冠(guān)上(shàng)镶(xiāng)嵌(qiàn)着(zhe)数(shù)十(shí)颗(kē)光(guāng)彩(cǎi)夺(duó)目(mù)的(de)宝(bǎo)石(shí)。

The crown is adorned with dozens of divinely lustrous gemstones.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Auride · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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宝
bǎo

jewel; gem

石
dàn

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 (dǒu); one hundred liters; ancient pr. shí

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