珍 zhēn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
珍重
zhēnzhòng
to value highly; to take good care of oneself; farewell expression
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Example phrases
- 离别时，他只说了一句请你珍重，却包含了许多说不出口的牵挂。 Líbié shí, tā zhǐ shuō le yí jù qǐng nǐ zhēnzhòng, què bāohán le xǔduō shuō bù chūkǒu de qiānguà. At parting, he only said “please take care”, yet it contained many unspoken concerns.
- 你要去很远的地方工作，请一定珍重。 Nǐ yào qù hěn yuǎn de dìfang gōngzuò, qǐng yīdìng zhēnzhòng. You are going to work in a faraway place, so please take good care of yourself.
- 临别时母亲叮嘱我要好好珍重身体。 Línbié shí mǔqīn dīngzhǔ wǒ yào hǎohǎo zhēnzhòng shēntǐ. When we parted, my mother urged me to take good care of my health.
Related words
- 珍贵 zhēnguì precious
- 珍惜 zhēnxī to cherish
- 珍珠 zhēnzhū pearl
- 袖珍 xiùzhēn pocket-sized; miniature
- 珍藏 zhēncáng to treasure; to keep carefully; treasured collection
- 珍视 zhēnshì to value; to treasure; to cherish
- 珍稀 zhēnxī rare and precious
- 重 zhòng heavy; important
- 重要 zhòngyào important
- 重复 chóngfù to repeat
- 重新 chóngxīn again; from the start
- 重点 zhòngdiǎn main point; focus