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貝

bèi

sea shell; money, currency; Kangxi radical 154

Strokes
7
Radical
貝
HSK
—
Tone
4

Simplified form: 贝

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 贝, the simplified form of 貝. 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

  • 他是家里的宝贝。

    Tā shì jiā lǐ de bǎo bèi

    He is the baby of the family.

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  • 出什么事了,宝贝?

    Chū shén me shì le bǎo bèi

    What's wrong, honey?

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  • 她是老师的宝贝。

    Tā shì lǎo shī de bǎo bèi

    She is a teacher's pet.

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  • 妈妈亲了她的宝贝。

    Mā ma qīn le tā de bǎo bèi

    The mother kissed her baby.

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

Words containing 贝

  • 宝贝bǎo bèi 3–4 treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
  • 贝壳bèi ké 4–2 shell; conch; cowry; mother of pearl; hard outer skin; also pr. [bèi qiào]