传家之宝

傳家之寶

chuánjiāzhībǎo

phrase #35,695

Meanings

HSK 7-9

这块玉是我们家的传家之宝。

Zhè kuài yù shì wǒmen jiā de chuánjiāzhībǎo.

This piece of jade is our family heirloom.

HSK 7-9

外婆把这枚戒指当作传家之宝。

Wàipó bǎ zhè méi jièzhi dàngzuò chuánjiāzhībǎo.

Grandma treats this ring as a family heirloom.

usage

传家之宝 is the four-character expanded form of 传家宝. The 之 makes it sound more literary and is common in formal speech or set descriptions.

传 chuán

家 jiā

之 zhī

宝 bǎo