珍惜 zhēnxī▶ apreciar

Stroke order

珍惜 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

• 珍 — 9 strokes
• 惜 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. to treasure
2. to value
3. to cherish

Related words

• 爱惜Apreciar, atesorar
• 不惜no escatimar; no dudar
• 可惜desafortunadamente
• 惋惜arrepentido; perdón
• 珍珠Perla
• 珍稀Raro; Poco común

珍惜 is pronounced zhēnxī and means “apreciar”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 珍惜 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.