宝贝
bǎo​bèi HSK4

darling

宝贝 (寶貝) bǎo​bèi
darling noun
a term of endearment for a child or loved one; baby

她是父母心头的宝贝。

tā shì fù​mǔ xīn​tóu de bǎo​bèi.

She is the apple of her parents' eye.

treasure noun
a treasured object or something of great value

这些古董是他家传的宝贝。

zhè​xiē gǔ​dǒng shì tā jiā chuán de bǎo​bèi.

These antiques are treasures passed down through his family.

cowry noun
a cowry shell, historically used as currency

古代有些地区曾把宝贝当作货币。

gǔ​dài yǒu xiē dì​qū céng bǎ bǎo​bèi dàng​zuò huò​bì.

In ancient times, some regions used cowry shells as currency.

queer character noun
an eccentric, peculiar, or good-for-nothing person (often used sarcastically)

你真是个宝贝，连这么简单的事都做错。

nǐ zhēn shì gè bǎo​bèi, lián zhè​me jiǎn​dān de shì dōu zuò​cuò.

You're really something, making a mistake even on such a simple matter.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
356.2 per million appears in 55% of films
Written text
77.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 4

Cross-References

Has erhua variant

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)