珍惜
zhēn xī
Pinyin

Definition

珍惜
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zhēn xī
  1. to treasure
  2. to value
  3. to cherish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可惜
kě xī
  1. 1 it is a pity
  2. 2 what a pity
  3. 3 unfortunately
珍惜
zhēn xī
  1. 1 to treasure
  2. 2 to value
  3. 3 to cherish
惜
xī
  1. 1 to cherish
  2. 2 to begrudge
  3. 3 to pity
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [xí]
惜别
xī bié
  1. 1 reluctant to part
爱惜
ài xī
  1. 1 to cherish
  2. 2 to treasure
  3. 3 to use sparingly

Idioms (10)

善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
  1. 1 take good care of yourself! (idiom)
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
  1. 1 rare treasure (idiom)
如数家珍
rú shǔ jiā zhēn
  1. 1 lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be very familiar with a matter
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
  1. 1 rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
惺惺惜惺惺
xīng xīng xī xīng xīng
  1. 1 people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
  2. 2 to sympathize with one another

Sample Sentences

叔叔和婶婶是在微博上认识的，他们觉得这样的相遇过程非常地难得，所以特别珍惜对方。
shūshu hé shěnshen shì zài wēibó shàng rènshi de ，tāmen juéde zhèyàng de xiāngyù guòchéng fēicháng de nándé ，suǒyǐ tèbié zhēnxī duìfāng 。
My uncle and aunt met on Weibo. They think that it's rare to meet each other in this way, so they really cherish each other.
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我还不了解你，以前一看到漂亮妹妹就想认识，现在找到了意中人可一定要珍惜，过了这村儿就没这店儿了。
wǒ hái bù liǎojiě nǐ ，yǐqián yī kàndào piàoliang mèimei jiù xiǎng rènshi ，xiànzài zhǎodào le yìzhōngrén kě yīdìng yào zhēnxī ，guòlezhècūnr jiù méizhèdiànr le 。
I just don't get you. It used to be that whenever you'd see a pretty young thing, you'd want to get to know her. Now that you've found your dream girl, you cherish her. If you miss this chance, there may not be another.
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对了，这些软广也不是没有幽默感哈，比如刚才那个软广，打死也想不到图穷匕见后是一款日历广告，告诉你：如今撕已经变成了一种仪式，提示你一天的开始和结束，让你珍惜时间。
duì le ，zhèxiē ruǎnguǎng yě búshi méiyǒu yōumògǎn hā ，bǐrú gāngcái nàge ruǎnguǎng ，dǎsǐ yě xiǎngbudào túqióngbǐxiàn hòu shì yī kuǎn rìlì guǎnggào ，gàosu nǐ ：rújīn sī yǐjīng biànchéng le yīzhǒng yíshì ，tíshì nǐ yìtiān de kāishǐ hé jiéshù ，ràng nǐ zhēnxī shíjiān 。
By the way, these soft-sell ads are not without a sense of humor. For example, one who has just read through a soft-sell article would never think the real intention of the article is to sell calendars. I want to tell you. Today, the word "tear/Si1," (as in tearing off of a page of a calendar) has come to mean, 'an adversary.' It reminds you at the beginning and end of each day to cherish your time.
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现在科比的比赛是看一场少一场，虽然他的竞技状态不太好，但我们还是要好好珍惜他在篮球场上的时光，因为很有可能在明年四月以后，我们就只能在娱乐板块上看到他了。
xiànzài Kēbǐ de bǐsài shì kàn yī chǎng shǎo yī chǎng ，suīrán tā de jìngjì zhuàngtài bùtài hǎo ，dàn wǒmen háishì yào hǎohāo zhēnxī tā zài lánqiú chǎng shàng de shíguāng ，yīnwèi hěn yǒu kěnéng zài míngnián sìyuè yǐhòu ，wǒmen jiù zhǐnéng zài yúlè bǎnkuài shàng kàndào tā le 。
Now every match of Kobe's you watch is one less until he's gone, although he isn't in great condition skill-wise, we still need to cherish the time he has left on the court, because it's quite likely that after April of next year, we'll only see him treading boards in the entertainment industry.
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我记得在那之后，C罗和梅西就再也没把奖还他了吧？卡卡还真是幽默。不过，得奖后还在场上的现役球员也就那几个了，我们要好好珍惜他们。
wǒ jìde zài nà zhīhòu ，C luó hé Méixī jiù zài yě méi bǎ jiǎng huán tā le ba ？kǎkǎ hái zhēn shì yōumò 。bùguò ，déjiǎng hòu háizài chǎng shàng de xiànyì qiúyuán yě jiù nà jǐ ge le ，wǒmen yào hǎohāo zhēnxī tāmen 。
I remember that after he won, Ronaldo and Lionel Messi didn't allow him to win the prize again! Kaká is quite funny. However, they are the only footballers who are still playing after winning the prize, so we should make the most of them.
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我是珍惜我们的友谊呀，一旦成为室友，那不是等着日后拔刀相向嘛。
wǒ shì zhēnxī wǒmen de yǒuyì ya ，yīdàn chéngwéi shìyǒu ，nà búshi děng zhe rìhòu bádāoxiāngxiàng ma 。
That’s because I treasure our friendship, once we become roommates, it’s only a matter of time we throw daggers at each other.
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记得在大学里唯一的事情就是要做好自己，还有珍惜友情。
jìde zài dàxué lǐ wéiyī de shìqing jiù shì yào zuò hǎo zìjǐ ，háiyǒu zhēnxī yǒuqíng 。
Remember, the only thing that you should do in college is to be yourself. Also, you should cherish friendships.
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我是认真的。如果我有像你这样的男朋友，一定会好好珍惜的。我觉得现在的人太注重金钱和物质了，其实彼此之间的感情才是最重要的。
wǒ shì rènzhēn de 。rúguǒ wǒ yǒu xiàng nǐ zhèyàngde nánpéngyou ，yīdìng huì hǎohāo zhēnxī de 。wǒ juéde xiànzài de rén tài zhùzhòng jīnqián hé wùzhì le ，qíshí bǐcǐ zhījiān de gǎnqíng cái shì zuì zhòngyào de 。
I’m serious. If I had a boyfriend like you, I would definitely not take him for granted. I think nowadays people place too much importance on money and material things. Actually, what is important is how two people feel about each other.
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你能这么想就对了。是他不懂得珍惜你。丽丽，你知道你有多好吗？我想能照顾你的男人肯定是这世界上最幸福的男人。
nǐ néng zhème xiǎng jiù duì le 。shì tā bù dǒngde zhēnxī nǐ 。Lìli ，nǐ zhīdào nǐ yǒu duō hǎo ma ？wǒ xiǎng néng zhàogu nǐ de nánrén kěndìng shì zhè shìjiè shàng zuì xìngfú de nánrén 。
It's good that you can think of it that way. He's the one that doesn't understand how to cherish you. Lili, do you know how good you are? I think the man that gets to take care of you is definitely the luckiest man in the world.
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但是我觉得你越爱这个人，这个人就越不珍惜你。
dànshì wǒ juéde nǐ yuè ài zhège rén ，zhège rén jiù yuè bù zhēnxī nǐ 。
But I feel that the more you love somebody, the more they take you for granted.
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