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国宝

guó bǎo

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 國寶

国宝 (guó bǎo) means "national treasure". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 国宝 means

1. national treasure

The characters in 国宝

• 国guócountry; nation; state; (bound form) national
• 宝bǎojewel; gem; treasure

Example sentences

• 熊猫是中国的国宝。
  Xióngmāo shì Zhōngguó de guóbǎo.
  The panda is China's national treasure.
• 大熊猫被认为是中国的国宝，但在一些保护区，它仍被偷猎。
  Dàxióngmāo bèi rènwéi shì Zhōngguó de guóbǎo, dàn zài yīxiē bǎohùqū, tā réng bèi tōuliè.
  The giant panda is recognised as a national treasure of China, but in some conservation areas it is still killed by poachers.

Sounds the same

Read guó bǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

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