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宝贵

bǎo guì · bao gui

Traditional 寶貴

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. valuable
  2. precious
  3. to value
  4. to treasure
  5. to set store by
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  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)考试(kǎoshì)，今天(jīntiān)的(de)时间(shíjiān)很(hěn)宝贵(bǎoguì)。

    The exam is tomorrow, so today's time is very precious.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)！我(wǒ)正在(zhèngzài)做(zuò)一张(yīzhāng)复习(fùxí)计划表(jìhuàbiǎo)。

    I know! I'm making a review schedule.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)做(zuò)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long have you been making it?

  4. Liangliang

    三个小时(sāngèxiǎoshí)，我(wǒ)用了(yòngle)五种(wǔzhǒng)颜色(yánsè)的(de)笔(bǐ)。

    Three hours. I used pens in five colours.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)宝贵(bǎoguì)的(de)时间(shíjiān)都(dōu)用在(yòngzài)颜色(yánsè)上(shàng)了(le)！

    You spent all your precious time on colours!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

时(shí)间(jiān)是(shì)世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)最(zuì)宝(bǎo)贵(guì)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

Time is the most precious thing in the world.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by hunzerf · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)实(shí)习(xí)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)宝(bǎo)贵(guì)的(de)经(jīng)验(yàn)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)更(gèng)了(liǎo)解(jiě)这(zhè)个(gè)行(háng)业(yè)。

This internship gave me valuable experience and helped me understand this industry better.

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宝
bǎo

jewel; gem

贵
guì

expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious

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