珍珠
zhēn zhū
Pinyin

Definition

珍珠
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zhēn zhū
  1. pearl
  2. CL:顆|颗[kē]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

明珠
míng zhū
  1. 1 pearl
  2. 2 jewel (of great value)
珍惜
zhēn xī
  1. 1 to treasure
  2. 2 to value
  3. 3 to cherish
珍贵
zhēn guì
  1. 1 precious
佛珠
fó zhū
  1. 1 Buddhist prayer beads
海珠区
Hǎi zhū qū
  1. 1 Haizhu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong

Idioms (20)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
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

Sample Sentences

我就是觉得这是在巧立名目，仗着人已经到这里了，如果不买就看不了电影。就像买珍珠奶茶不给吸管一样过分。
wǒ jiùshì juéde zhè shì zài qiǎolìmíngmù ，zhàngzhe rén yǐjīng dào zhèlǐ le ，rúguǒ bù mǎi jiù kàn bùliǎo diànyǐng 。jiù xiàng mǎi zhēnzhūnǎichá bù gěi xīguǎn yīyàng guòfèn 。
I think this is a clever way to get people to buy the glasses taking advantage that you’re already there and can’t watch the movie without the glasses. It like buying bubble milk tea but without providing a straw.
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不是因为吃，是因为喝太多珍珠奶茶。
bùshì yīnwèi chī ，shì yīnwèi hē tài duō zhēnzhū nǎichá 。
It's not because of eating. It's because I drink too much pearl milk tea.
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一杯珍珠奶茶，谢谢！
yì bēi zhēnzhū nǎichá ，xièxie ！
A bubble-milk tea, thanks!
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现在每天Connie和Greg都会点珍珠奶茶，然后就有一个人到我们办公室来送奶茶。这个其实是送外卖。
xiànzài měitiān Connie hé Greg dōu huì diǎn zhēnzhū nǎichá ，ránhòu jiù yǒu yī ge rén dào wǒmen bàngōngshì lái sòng nǎichá 。zhè ge qíshí shì sòng wàimài 。
Nowadays Connie and Greg both order milk tea every day and a person delivers it to our office. This is actually delivering takeout.
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要喝珍珠奶茶吗？
yào hē zhēnzhū nǎichá ma ？
Would you like some pearl milk tea?
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她们规格可高了。陪葬品有东汉的青铜器，还有波斯和欧洲的珍珠、珊瑚什么的。
tāmen guīgé kě gāo le 。péizàngpǐn yǒu DōngHàn de qīngtóngqì ，hái yǒu Bōsī hé Ōuzhōu de zhēnzhū 、shānhú shénme de 。
Their standards were really high! In the tomb were bronze implements from the Eastern Han era. There were also pearls from Persia and Europe, and coral and whatnot.
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