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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

珍珠 [zhēnzhū]
  1. 1. noun pearl

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

珍珠 [zhēnzhū]
  1. 1. pearl

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

珍珠 [zhēnzhū]
  1. 1. 某些贝类在外界一定条件刺激下分泌并形成的浑圆固体颗粒。多为乳白色,有光泽。多用做装饰品,也可以做药材。
  2. 2. 除了作为中药可写作"真珠"外,其他场合均不宜写作"真珠"。

Examples

这些珍珠的光泽都很好。
These pearls have a fine lustre. 光泽
浑圆的珍珠
a perfectly round pearl 浑圆
这些珍珠的颗粒大小很整齐。
These pearls are uniform in size. 颗粒
传说中鲛人泪可以化为珍珠
According to the tale, the tears of shark-people can be turned into pearls. 鲛人
穿珍珠
string pearls together 穿
一串珍珠
a string of pearls
一颗地道的珍珠
a genuine pearl 地道
一粒珍珠
a pearl
一颗珍珠
两粒珍珠

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  [kē] |  一颗珍珠
  [lì] |  一粒珍珠
  [chuàn] |  一串珍珠
  [guà] |  一挂珍珠

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