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宝石

bǎo shí

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 寶石 Measure word 枚、颗

宝石 (bǎo shí) means "precious stone; gem". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 宝石 means

1. precious stone; gem

The characters in 宝石

• 宝bǎojewel; gem; treasure
• 石shírock; stone; stone inscription

Example sentences

• 钻石是一种宝石。
  Zuànshí shì yīzhǒng bǎoshí.
  The diamond is a precious stone.
• 宝石师傅在胸针上镶了一枚大珍珠。
  Bǎoshí shīfu zài xiōngzhēn shàng xiāng le yī méi dà zhēnzhū.
  The jeweler mounted a big pearl on the brooch.
• 王冠上镶嵌着数十颗光彩夺目的宝石。
  The crown is adorned with dozens of divinely lustrous gemstones.
• 桌上摆放着一瓶被霜冻漂白的蕨类植物和红宝石色的枫叶。
  A vase of frost-bleached ferns and ruby-red maple leaves adorned the table.

Words containing 宝石

• 红宝石hóng bǎo shíruby
• 蓝宝石lán bǎo shísapphire
• 半宝石bàn bǎo shísemi-precious stone
• 绿宝石lǜ bǎo shíberyl

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