宝 (bǎo) means Precious (treasure - jewel). Below are 10 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
生命是最 宝 贵的。
Shēngmìng shì zuì bǎoguì de.
Life is the most precious thing.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 生命
妈妈叫女儿小 宝 贝。
Māma jiào nǚ'ér xiǎo bǎobèi.
The mother calls her daughter little darling.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 宝贝
谢谢你 宝 贵的意见。
Xièxie nǐ bǎoguì de yìjiàn.
Thank you for your valuable suggestion.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 宝贵
这本旧书是他的 宝 贝。
Zhè běn jiù shū shì tā de bǎobèi.
This old book is his treasure.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 宝贝
知识是最 宝 贵的财富。
Zhīshi shì zuì bǎoguì de cáifù.
Knowledge is the most precious wealth.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 财富
戒指上镶嵌着一颗 宝 石。
Jièzhi shang xiāngqiànzhe yì kē bǎoshí.
A gem is set in the ring.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 镶嵌
这些古建筑是 宝 贵的文化遗产。
Zhèxiē gǔ jiànzhù shì bǎoguì de wénhuà yíchǎn.
These ancient buildings are precious cultural heritage.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 遗产
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Words that contain 宝
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Questions about 宝
How is 宝 used in a sentence?
This page shows 10 sentences using 宝 (bǎo, "Precious (treasure - jewel)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 宝 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 宝 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 宝?
The dictionary page for 宝 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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