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珍

zhēn

precious, valuable, rare

Strokes
9
Radical
玉
HSK
5
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我和珍握了手。

    Wǒ hé zhēn wò le shǒu

    I shook hands with Jane.

  • 没有什么和时间一样珍贵。

    Méi yǒu shén me hé shí jiān yī yàng zhēn guì

    Nothing is so precious as time.

  • 这些珍珠是真的，不是人造的。

    Zhè xiē zhēn zhū shì zhēn de bù shì rén zào de

    These pearls are genuine, not artificial.

  • 找到了寻找已久的珍本。

    Zhǎo dào le xún zhǎo yǐ jiǔ de zhēn běn

    I found the rare edition that I've been looking so long for.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 珍

  • 珍惜zhēn xī 1–1 to treasure; to value; to cherish
  • 珍贵zhēn guì 1–4 precious
  • 珍珠zhēn zhū 1–1 pearl
  • 珍稀zhēn xī 1–1 rare; precious and uncommon
  • 袖珍xiù zhēn 4–1 pocket-sized; pocket (book etc)
  • 珍藏zhēn cáng 1–2 a collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items)
  • 珍视zhēn shì 1–4 to place great importance on; to treasure
  • 珍重zhēn zhòng 1–4 precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!