bǎo shí

Traditional: 寶石

HSK 4

宝石 (bǎo shí) is a Chinese word meaning “precious stone; gem; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]”.

Meanings

  1. 1precious stone; gem
  2. 2CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 宝石

宝bǎo · jewel石dàn · dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters

Related words

宝贝treasured object石头stone宝宝darling; baby钻石diamond宝jewel宝variant of 寶|宝[bao3]石dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters石rock石surname Shi珠宝pearls石油oil宝贵valuable

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