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寶

bǎo

treasure, jewel; precious, rare

Strokes
20
Radical
宀
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 宝

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 宝, the simplified form of 寶. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我出生在宝山区。

    Wǒ chū shēng zài Bǎo shān qū

    I was born in Baoshan District.

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  • 这是我的宝宝。

    Zhè shì wǒ de bǎo bǎo

    This is my baby.

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  • 宝宝对我笑了。

    Bǎo bǎo duì wǒ xiào le

    The baby smiled at me.

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  • 时间是宝贵的。

    Shí jiān shì bǎo guì de

    Time is precious.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 宝

  • 宝贝bǎo bèi 3–4 treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
  • 宝bǎo 3jewel; gem; treasure; precious
  • 宝宝bǎo bao 3–5darling; baby
  • 宝贵bǎo guì 3–4 valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
  • 宝石bǎo shí 3–2 precious stone; gem
  • 珠宝zhū bǎo 1–3 pearls; jewels; precious stones
  • 宝藏bǎo zàng 3–4 precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law
  • 国宝guó bǎo 2–3 national treasure
  • 宝库bǎo kù 3–4 treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)
  • 瑰宝guī bǎo 1–3 gem; (fig.) rare and valuable item; gem; treasure