hóng
bǎo
shí

technical
noun

Meaning of 红宝石

红宝石 means ruby; a red, transparent variety of corundum. Pronounced hóng bǎo shí.

  • ruby; a red, transparent variety of corundum

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
méi
jiè
zhǐ
shàng
xiāng
qiàn
zhe
jīng
měi
de
hóng
bǎo
shí
 

This ring is set with a beautiful ruby.

Tiān
rán
hóng
bǎo
shí
de
jià
fēi
cháng
áng
guì
 

The price of natural rubies is extremely high.

de
xiàng
liàn
shàng
yǒu
xuè
hóng
hóng
bǎo
shí
 

Her necklace has a pigeon-blood ruby.

Gāng
jiā
zhōng
 
hóng
de
bèi
chēng
wéi
hóng
bǎo
shí
 

In the corundum family, the red variety is called ruby.

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