寻宝
xún bǎo
Pinyin

Definition

寻宝
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xún bǎo
  1. treasure hunt

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

宝
bǎo
  1. 1 jewel
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 treasure
  4. 4 precious
宝宝
bǎo bǎo
  1. 1 darling
  2. 2 baby
宝贝
bǎo bèi
  1. 1 treasured object
  2. 2 treasure
  3. 3 darling
  4. 4 baby
  5. 5 cowry
  6. 6 good-for-nothing or queer character
寻
xún
  1. 1 to search
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to seek
寻找
xún zhǎo
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
元宝
Yuán bǎo
  1. 1 Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dān dōng shì], Liaoning
国宝
guó bǎo
  1. 1 national treasure
大宝
Dà bǎo
  1. 1 Taiho (a Japanese era)
宝典
bǎo diǎn
  1. 1 canonical text
  2. 2 treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
宝安
Bǎo ān
  1. 1 Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
宝安区
Bǎo ān qū
  1. 1 Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
宝玉
bǎo yù
  1. 1 precious jade
  2. 2 treasures
宝石
bǎo shí
  1. 1 precious stone
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
宝藏
bǎo zàng
  1. 1 precious mineral deposits
  2. 2 hidden treasure
  3. 3 (fig.) treasure
  4. 4 (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law
宝贝儿
bǎo bèi r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 寶貝|宝贝[bǎo bèi]
宝贵
bǎo guì
  1. 1 valuable
  2. 2 precious
  3. 3 to value
  4. 4 to treasure
  5. 5 to set store by
宝鸡
Bǎo jī
  1. 1 Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
  2. 2 called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chén cāng] in ancient times
宝马
Bǎo mǎ
  1. 1 BMW (car company)
宝丽来
Bǎo lì lái
  1. 1 Polaroid
寻宝
xún bǎo
  1. 1 treasure hunt

Idioms (17)

奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
  1. 1 rare treasure (idiom)
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
宝马香车
bǎo mǎ xiāng chē
  1. 1 precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
寻欢作乐
xún huān zuò lè
  1. 1 pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
  1. 1 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to frequent brothels
  3. 3 to sow one's wild oats
招财进宝
zhāo cái jìn bǎo
  1. 1 ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
  1. 1 Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
  2. 2 the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
有宝何必人前夸
yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā
  1. 1 There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
无事不登三宝殿
wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn
  1. 1 lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
  3. 3 having a hidden agenda
无处可寻
wú chù kě xún
  1. 1 cannot be found anywhere (idiom)
自寻死路
zì xún sǐ lù
  1. 1 to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring about one's own destruction
自寻烦恼
zì xún fán nǎo
  1. 1 to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
  1. 1 an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
香车宝马
xiāng chē bǎo mǎ
  1. 1 magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury
香轮宝骑
xiāng lún bǎo qí
  1. 1 magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury

Sample Sentences

明晚十点就约大柳树吧，缅怀一下我们大学时代鬼市寻宝的日子。
míngwǎn shídiǎn jiù yuē dàliǔshù ba ，miǎnhuái yīxià wǒmen dàxué shídài guǐshì xúnbǎo de rìzi 。
Let’s meet at the big willow tree at 10 o’clock tomorrow night to reminisce the days of night treasure hunting during our university days.
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这些是什么？寻宝日记？新疆地图？罗布泊的传说？丝绸之路大事记？
zhèxiē shì shénme ？xúnbǎo rìjì ？Xīnjiāng dìtú ？Luóbùpō de chuánshuō ？sīchóu zhī lù dàshìjì ？
What are these things? Diaries of treasure hunts? Maps of Xinjiang? Legends of the Lop Nor? Chronicles of the Silk Road?
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