宝
bǎo
Pinyin

Definition

宝
 - 
bǎo
  1. jewel
  2. gem
  3. treasure
  4. precious

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
元宝
Yuán bǎo
  1. 1 Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dān dōng shì], Liaoning
八宝粥
bā bǎo zhōu
  1. 1 rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
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
宝山
Bǎo shān
  1. 1 Baoshang District of Shanghai
  2. 2 Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
  3. 3 Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn zhú Xiàn], northwest Taiwan
宝座
bǎo zuò
  1. 1 throne
宝库
bǎo kù
  1. 1 treasure-house
  2. 2 treasury
  3. 3 treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)
宝物
bǎo wù
  1. 1 treasure
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
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]
宝莱坞
Bǎo lái wù
  1. 1 Bollywood (film industry based in Mumbai, India)
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

Idioms (11)

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
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
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

媳妇儿啊，看看我们的小宝贝儿，这脸蛋儿多可爱！但他自个儿在这儿玩儿，好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子，给他做个伴儿吧！
xífur a ，kànkan wǒmen de xiǎo bǎobèir5 ，zhè liǎndànr5 duō kěài ！dàn tā zìgěr5 zài zhèr5 wánr5 ，hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎnr5 gūdān 。wǒmen zài shēng ge háizi ，gěi tā zuò ge bàner ba ！
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
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你觉得996那么罪大恶极，我就问你一句：你以后还淘宝吗？
nǐ juéde nàme zuìdàèjí ，wǒ jiù wèn nǐ yījù ：nǐ yǐhòu hái táobǎo ma ？
If you think 996 is such a crime, let me ask you this “will you still shop at Taoboa?”
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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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你最近没事就往档案馆里跑，是发现什么宝藏了吗？
nǐ zuìjìn méishì jiù wǎng dàngànguǎn lǐ pǎo ，shì fāxiàn shénme bǎozàng le ma ？
Recently you’ve been heading to the archives when you’re free, did you find any treasure?
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医生，可以听到宝宝的心跳了吗？
yīshēng ，kěyǐ tīng dào bǎobǎo de xīntiào le ma ？
Doctor, can you hear the baby's heartbeat?
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宝宝的手和脚都发育得很好，没有异常。
bǎobǎo de shǒu hé jiǎo dōu fāyù de hěn hǎo ，méiyǒu yìcháng 。
The baby's arms and legs are growing perfectly, and there are no abnormalities.
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当然可以，你听！扑通扑通的，是个健康宝宝。
dāngrán kěyǐ ，nǐ tīng ！pūtōng pūtōng de ，shì ge jiànkāng bǎobǎo 。
Of course. Listen! Boom boom, it is a healthy baby.
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哇，真神奇！好想快点看到宝宝。
wā ，zhēn shénqí ！hǎo xiǎng kuàidiǎn kàndào bǎobǎo 。
Wow, that is amazing. Can't wait to see the baby.
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听到了吗？别挑食，我们的小宝贝才会快快长大。
tīng dào le ma ？bié tiāoshí ，wǒmen de xiǎo bǎobèi cái huì kuài kuài zhǎngdà 。
Did you hear that? Don't be picky about food, so that our little baby can grow up quickly.
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五光十色的宝石
wǔguāngshísè de bǎoshí
Illuminated jewels
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