宝贵
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
宝贵 (bǎoguì) · valuable
宝贵 (bǎoguì) means “valuable; precious”. It is written with 2 characters: 宝 (treasure) + 贵 (expensive). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 宝贵 is built
The characters
宝 bǎo · treasure
What 宝 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 玉yù — jade
- 王wáng — king or monarch
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king or monarch
Origin hint: Jade 玉 kept in one's house 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
贵 guì · expensive
What 贵 is made of
- 中zhōng — middle
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: money (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
时间是最宝贵的。Shíjiān shì zuì bǎoguì de.Time is the most precious thing.
谢谢你宝贵的意见。Xièxie nǐ bǎoguì de yìjiàn.Thank you for your valuable advice.
Questions about 宝贵
What does 宝贵 mean?
宝贵 (bǎoguì) means “valuable; precious”.
How do you pronounce 宝贵?
宝贵 is pronounced bǎoguì.
Which HSK level is 宝贵?
宝贵 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 宝宝bǎobaobaby
- 宝贝bǎobèitreasure
- 宝石bǎoshígem
- 宝bǎotreasure
- 昂贵ángguìexpensive
- 贵族guìzúnobility
- 难能可贵nánnéngkěguìrare and commendable
- 珍贵zhēnguìprecious
- 贵guìexpensive
Learn 宝贵 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.