珍贵 (珍貴)
zhēn guì
Pinyin
Definition
珍贵 (珍貴)
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- precious
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
善自珍摄
- 1 take good care of yourself! (idiom)
奇珍异宝
- 1 rare treasure (idiom)
如数家珍
- 1 lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be very familiar with a matter
山珍海错
- 1 rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
敝帚自珍
- 1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
- 2 a sentimental attachment
Sample Sentences
战争是一面镜子,能够让人更好认识和平的珍贵。今天,和平与发展已经成为时代主题,但世界仍很不太平,战争的达摩克利斯之剑依然悬在人类头上,我们要以史为鉴,坚定维护和平的决心。
War is a mirror, it allows people to know the value of peace better. Today, peace and development have become the theme of the new era, but the world is still far from peaceful, the Damocles’ sword of war still hangs above the heads of humanity. We should take history as a warning, and be firm in our determination for peace.
巴西国博有逾二千万件藏品,其中最珍贵的包括美洲最早的人类头骨化石、落在巴西境内最大的陨石等。
Brazil has more than 20 million collections, the most precious of which include the earliest human skull fossils in the Americas and the largest meteorites in Brazil.
当时有点。不过现在回头想想在部队呆的那两年,是一段很珍贵的记忆。那是我第一次过集体生活,那么多人每天生活训练在一起。
I did at the time. But I have very fond memories looking back now on those two years I spent with the army. That was the first time that I'd lived as part of a team, the first time I'd lived and trained with so many people on a daily basis.
但是当你遇到了真爱,付出也是一种幸福。我的每一段感情都是全心全意地去爱。虽然受过伤害,但只要爱过,都是珍贵的经历。
But when you come across true love, putting effort into it brings a kind of happiness. I wholeheartedly put all my emotions into love. Although I've been hurt before, having experienced love is a very precious thing.
对。空落石是块很珍贵的宝石。他觉得可以卖大钱。有一天,他来偷石头,被健明发现了。健明为了保护我们的文化和秘密,就和他打了起来。佳燕的丈夫想钱想疯了,他拔出一把刀。想要杀死健明。
Yes. The Kongluo stone is a very valuable gemstone. He thought he could sell it for a lot of money. One day, he came to steal the stone, and was discovered by Jianming. In order to protect our culture and secrets, Jianming started to fight him. Jiayan's husband wanted the money so badly, he pulled out a knife. He was going to kill Jianming.
我觉得同样珍贵的还有藏羚羊。它们只生长在高原地带,只有在中国西藏一带才能见到。这可是中国特有的动物,可惜因为过度捕杀现在已经快没有了。
The same goes for the Tibetan antelopes, also called Tibetan gazelles. They only inhabit plateaus. Tibet is the only place in China where they can be seen. They are a species unique to China, but sadly, they are on the verge of extinction due to poaching.
啊,大熊猫呀,是人都知道,不稀奇。你见过金丝猴吗?也一样机灵可爱。不过现在金丝猴的数量已经不多了,非常珍贵。
That's a different story, because people are familiar with pandas, they're not that exotic. Have you ever seen a golden-haired monkey? They are also smart and cute, but there are not many of them left. They are extremely rare.