yuán
bǎo

common

Meaning of 元宝

元宝 means old-style gold or silver ingot; shoe-shaped currency used in imperial China. Pronounced yuán bǎo.

  • old-style gold or silver ingot; shoe-shaped currency used in imperial China

Definitions & Examples

guǎn
chén
liè
zhe
Qīng
dài
de
yín
yuán
bǎo
 

The museum displays silver ingots from the Qing Dynasty.

Guò
nián
shí
 
hái
zi
men
huan
chī
jīn
de
qiǎo
yuán
bǎo
 

During New Year, children enjoy eating gold-colored chocolate ingots.

Zhè
jīn
yuán
bǎo
zhòng
shí
liǎng
 
jià
zhí
fěi
 

This gold ingot weighs ten taels and is quite valuable.

Measure Words

/ dìng
Primary
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/ liǎng