zhū bǎo
jewelry
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她喜欢珠宝首饰。
tā xǐhuān zhūbǎo shǒushì.
She likes jewelry.
这家珠宝店很有名。
zhè jiā zhūbǎo diàn hěn yǒumíng.
This jewelry store is very famous.
我买了一件珠宝送给妻子。
wǒ mǎi le yī jiàn zhūbǎo sòng gěi qīzi.
I bought a piece of jewelry for my wife.
宝石 (bǎoshí)
gem
首饰 (shǒushì)
jewelry
塑料 (sùliào)
plastic
假货 (jiǎhuò)
fake
The Chinese word 珠宝 (zhūbǎo) for "jewelry" is composed of two characters: 珠 (zhū) and 宝 (bǎo). The character 珠 originally meant "pearl", and is composed of the radical 玉 (yù) for "jade" and the phonetic component 朱 (zhū). The character 宝 originally meant "precious", and is composed of the radical 玉 (yù) for "jade" and the phonetic component 貝 (bèi) for "cowry shell". Over time, the meaning of 珠宝 expanded to include all types of jewelry, including gemstones, precious metals, and other ornaments.
