宝贵 bǎoguì valuable
valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
How to remember 宝贵: 宝 treasure + 贵 expensive = valuable.
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How it is used
- A formal adjective for precious, valuable - almost always modifying abstract nouns: 宝贵的时间 (bǎoguì de shíjiān) - precious time; 宝贵的经验 (bǎoguì de jīngyàn) - valuable experience. Compare 宝贝, the affectionate noun for a treasured child or object - 宝贵 doesn't work as a term of address.
Example sentences
- 时间比什么都宝贵。 Shíjiān bǐ shénme dōu bǎoguì.Time is more precious than anything else.
- 时间是世界上最宝贵的东西。 Shíjiān shì shìjiè shàng zuì bǎoguì de dōngxī.Time is the most precious thing in the world.