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珍惜

zhēn xī · zhen xi

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Meaning

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  1. to treasure
  2. to value
  3. to cherish
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The little train

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)爷爷(yéye)送(sòng)我(wǒ)的(de)小火车(xiǎohuǒchē)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)珍惜(zhēnxī)。

    Grandpa gave me this little train. I treasure it.

  2. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)玻璃(bōli)盒子(hézi)里(lǐ)。

    No wonder you keep it in a glass box.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)摸(mō)一下(yīxià)，但是(dànshì)要(yào)珍惜(zhēnxī)它(tā)。

    You can touch it, but you must treasure it.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。哎(āi)，我(wǒ)刚(gāng)吃了(chīle)炸鸡(zhájī)，手上(shǒushàng)有油(yǒuyóu)。

    OK. Oh, I just ate fried chicken. My hands are oily.

  5. Dengdeng

    别(bié)摸(mō)！

    Do not touch it!

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)开玩笑(kāiwánxiào)的(de)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)洗手(xǐshǒu)了(le)。

    I am joking. I washed my hands already.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)至(zhì)今(jīn)还(hái)珍(zhēn)惜(xī)你(nǐ)十(shí)年(nián)前(qián)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)项(xiàng)链(liàn)。

I still cherish the necklace you gave me ten years ago.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)珍(zhēn)惜(xī)眼(yǎn)前(qián)的(de)机(jī)会(huì)，不(bú)要(yào)轻(qīng)易(yì)放(fàng)弃(qì)。

We should cherish the opportunity before us and not give up easily.

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