# 宝石 (bǎoshí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 宝石 (bǎoshí) means “precious stone; gem; jewel”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: precious stone; gem; jewel
- Pinyin: bǎoshí (bao3 shi2)
- Traditional: 寶石
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- Measure word: 枚、颗

## Examples

- 这枚戒指上有一颗宝石。
  Zhè méi jièzhi shàng yǒu yī kē bǎoshí.
  This ring is set with a bright gem.

## Characters

- [宝](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-treasure/) (bǎo): treasure; gem
- 石 (shí): rock; stone

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-shi-precious-stone/

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