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The Chinese word zhengui - 珍贵 - zhēnguì
(precious in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhēnguì
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English translations
precious,
rarity, valuable, dear, scarce
Chinese characters:
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珍贵 ( zhengui / zhēnguì ) in traditional characters
珍貴
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 珍贵 ( zhengui / zhēnguì ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe zhang lao zhaopian hen zhengui.
Zhè zhāng lǎo zhàopiàn hěn zhēnguì.– English translation: This old photo is very precious.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
treasure | valued
More words that mean precious in Chinese
bǎo ( 宝 )
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