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珍视

zhēnshì

to value; to treasure; to cherish

A person carefully cradles a small pearl in both hands
Memory picture

Characters in this word

珍 zhēn

Strokes
9
Radical
王 — king, ruler
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 珍

视 shì

Strokes
8
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
礻 spirit 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 视

Example phrases

  • 一个成熟的社会应当珍视不同群体表达意见的权利。 Yí gè chéngshú de shèhuì yīngdāng zhēnshì bùtóng qúntǐ biǎodá yìjiàn de quánlì. A mature society should value the right of different groups to express their opinions.
  • 我们应该珍视和家人在一起的时光。 Wǒmen yīnggāi zhēnshì hé jiārén zài yìqǐ de shíguāng. We should treasure the time we spend together with our families.
  • 他一直珍视着老师送给他的那本书。 Tā yīzhí zhēnshìzhe lǎoshī sòng gěi tā de nà běn shū. He has always treasured the book his teacher gave him.

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