珍珠
zhēn zhū
Pinyin

Definition

珍珠
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zhēn zhū
  1. pearl
  2. CL:顆|颗[kē]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

明珠
míng zhū
  1. 1 pearl
  2. 2 jewel (of great value)
珍惜
zhēn xī
  1. 1 to treasure
  2. 2 to value
  3. 3 to cherish
珍贵
zhēn guì
  1. 1 precious
佛珠
fó zhū
  1. 1 Buddhist prayer beads
海珠区
Hǎi zhū qū
  1. 1 Haizhu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
珍宝
zhēn bǎo
  1. 1 a treasure
珍爱
zhēn ài
  1. 1 to cherish
珍珠
zhēn zhū
  1. 1 pearl
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē]
珍藏
zhēn cáng
  1. 1 collection
  2. 2 to collect (valuables)
珍视
zhēn shì
  1. 1 to place great importance on
  2. 2 to treasure
珍重
zhēn zhòng
  1. 1 precious
  2. 2 extremely valuable
  3. 3 (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
珠
zhū
  1. 1 bead
  2. 2 pearl
  3. 3 CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]
珠子
zhū zi
  1. 1 pearl
  2. 2 bead
  3. 3 CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]
珠宝
zhū bǎo
  1. 1 pearls
  2. 2 jewels
  3. 3 precious stones
珠江
Zhū jiāng
  1. 1 Pearl River (Guangdong)
珠海
Zhū hǎi
  1. 1 Zhuhai prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng] in south China
珠海市
Zhū hǎi shì
  1. 1 Zhuhai prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng] in south China
眼珠
yǎn zhū
  1. 1 one's eyes
  2. 2 eyeball
袖珍
xiù zhēn
  1. 1 pocket-sized
  2. 2 pocket (book etc)
七龙珠
Qī lóng zhū
  1. 1 Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series

Idioms (20)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
  1. 1 take good care of yourself! (idiom)
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
  1. 1 rare treasure (idiom)
如数家珍
rú shǔ jiā zhēn
  1. 1 lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be very familiar with a matter
妙语如珠
miào yǔ rú zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
  1. 1 rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
  1. 1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
  2. 2 to see through to the nub
敝帚自珍
bì zhǒu zì zhēn
  1. 1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
  2. 2 a sentimental attachment
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
  1. 1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
  1. 1 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
  2. 2 not to get proper recognition for one's talents
智珠在握
zhì zhū zài wò
  1. 1 lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence
有眼无珠
yǒu yǎn wú zhū
  1. 1 (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively)
  2. 2 unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with
  3. 3 to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would
沧海遗珠
cāng hǎi yí zhū
  1. 1 undiscovered talent (idiom)
珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi
  1. 1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
珍馐美馔
zhēn xiū měi zhuàn
  1. 1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
珠流璧转
zhū liú bì zhuǎn
  1. 1 lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time
  2. 2 water under the bridge

Sample Sentences

我就是觉得这是在巧立名目，仗着人已经到这里了，如果不买就看不了电影。就像买珍珠奶茶不给吸管一样过分。
wǒ jiùshì juéde zhè shì zài qiǎolìmíngmù ，zhàngzhe rén yǐjīng dào zhèlǐ le ，rúguǒ bù mǎi jiù kàn bùliǎo diànyǐng 。jiù xiàng mǎi zhēnzhūnǎichá bù gěi xīguǎn yīyàng guòfèn 。
I think this is a clever way to get people to buy the glasses taking advantage that you’re already there and can’t watch the movie without the glasses. It like buying bubble milk tea but without providing a straw.
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不是因为吃，是因为喝太多珍珠奶茶。
bùshì yīnwèi chī ，shì yīnwèi hē tài duō zhēnzhū nǎichá 。
It's not because of eating. It's because I drink too much pearl milk tea.
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一杯珍珠奶茶，谢谢！
yì bēi zhēnzhū nǎichá ，xièxie ！
A bubble-milk tea, thanks!
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现在每天Connie和Greg都会点珍珠奶茶，然后就有一个人到我们办公室来送奶茶。这个其实是送外卖。
xiànzài měitiān Connie hé Greg dōu huì diǎn zhēnzhū nǎichá ，ránhòu jiù yǒu yī ge rén dào wǒmen bàngōngshì lái sòng nǎichá 。zhè ge qíshí shì sòng wàimài 。
Nowadays Connie and Greg both order milk tea every day and a person delivers it to our office. This is actually delivering takeout.
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要喝珍珠奶茶吗？
yào hē zhēnzhū nǎichá ma ？
Would you like some pearl milk tea?
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她们规格可高了。陪葬品有东汉的青铜器，还有波斯和欧洲的珍珠、珊瑚什么的。
tāmen guīgé kě gāo le 。péizàngpǐn yǒu DōngHàn de qīngtóngqì ，hái yǒu Bōsī hé Ōuzhōu de zhēnzhū 、shānhú shénme de 。
Their standards were really high! In the tomb were bronze implements from the Eastern Han era. There were also pearls from Persia and Europe, and coral and whatnot.
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