How to say “national treasure” in Chinese
national treasure
“National treasure” in Chinese is 国宝, guó bǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
国宝 is read guó bǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Outside, 囗 “border”; inside, 玉 “jade”: a treasure behind a wall.
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 玉 “jade”: a treasure in the house.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “国宝”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 国宝. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 大熊猫是中国的国宝dàxióngmāoshìZhōngguódeguóbǎoThe giant panda is China’s national treasure.
More words from the lesson “Excavations and relics”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “national treasure” in Chinese?
“National treasure” in Chinese is 国宝, pinyin guóbǎo.
What does 国宝 mean?
国宝 (guóbǎo) means “national treasure”.
How do you write 国宝?
国宝 is 2 characters: 国 (guó) — country; 宝 (bǎo) — treasure, jewel. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 国宝?
国宝 is read guóbǎo. Tones: guó — second tone, bǎo — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“national treasure” in the lesson “Excavations and relics”
This word is from the topic “China’s history and traditions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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