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宝

bǎo · bao

Traditional 寶 / 寳

HSK 4

Meaning

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bǎo 寶

  1. jewel
  2. gem
  3. treasure
  4. precious

bǎo 寳

  1. variant of 寶 / 宝 (bǎo)
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My cousin's baby

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这是(zhèshì)我(wǒ)表姐(biǎojiě)的(de)宝宝(bǎobao)。

    Dengdeng, look, this is my cousin's baby.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)可爱(kěài)！宝宝(bǎobao)几个月(jǐgeyuè)了(le)？

    So cute! How many months old is the baby?

  3. Liangliang

    八个月(bāgèyuè)了(le)，他(tā)平时(píngshí)是(shì)个(gè)乖(guāi)宝宝(bǎobao)。

    Eight months. Usually he is a good baby.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)抱抱(bàobào)他(tā)吗(ma)？宝贝(bǎobèi)，来(lái)！

    Can I hold him? Come here, little treasure!

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)一(yī)抱(bào)，他(tā)就(jiù)哭(kū)。

    But as soon as you hold him, he cries.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

奶(nǎi)奶(nai)把(bǎ)这(zhè)块(kuài)玉(yù)当(dàng)作(zuò)传(chuán)家(jiā)宝(bǎo)。

Grandma treats this piece of jade as a family treasure.

02

博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)里(lǐ)收(shōu)藏(cáng)着(zhe)许(xǔ)多(duō)国(guó)宝(bǎo)。

Many national treasures are kept in the museum.

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