# 宝贝 (bǎobèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 宝贝 (bǎobèi) means “treasured object; treasure; darling”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: treasured object; treasure; darling
- Pinyin: bǎobèi (bao3 bei4)
- Traditional: 寶貝
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这块旧手表是爷爷的宝贝。
  Zhè kuài jiù shǒubiǎo shì yéye de bǎobèi.
  This old watch is Grandpa's treasure.

## Characters

- [宝](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-treasure/) (bǎo): treasure; gem
- 贝 (bèi): cowrie; shellfish

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-bei-treasured-object/

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