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敝帚自珍 (bì zhǒu zì zhēn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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敝帚自珍 (bì zhǒu zì zhēn): To value one's own worn-out broom — Meaning & Stroke Order

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敝帚自珍 consists of 4 characters.

break, destroy; broken, tattered

broom, a tool for sweeping

self; oneself; from; since

precious, rare, valuable

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Pinyinbì zhǒu zì zhēn

Meaningto value one's own worn-out broom; to cherish what is one's own

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 敝帚自珍.

Words with 敝

凋敝diāobì
敝人bìrén
敝校bìxiào
疲敝píbì

Words with 帚

扫帚sào zhǒuHSK 7-9

Words with 自

自己zì jǐHSK 3
自行车zì xíng chēHSK 3
来自lái zìHSK 4
自习zì xíHSK 4
自信zì xìnHSK 4
自学zì xuéHSK 4
自然zì ránHSK 4
大自然dà zì ránHSK 4

Words with 珍

珍惜zhēn xīHSK 5
珍珠zhēn zhūHSK 6
珍稀zhēn xīHSK 6
珍贵zhēn guìHSK 6
珍藏zhēn cángHSK 7-9
珍视zhēn shìHSK 7-9
珍重zhēn zhòngHSK 7-9
袖珍

xiù zhēn

HSK 7-9

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Example Sentences with 敝帚自珍

Tā他

suī虽

rán然

jiā家

pín贫

，

dàn但

duì对

nà那

běn本

jiù旧

shū书

bì敝

zhǒu帚

zì自

zhēn珍

。

Although he is poor, he cherishes that old book as if it were a treasure.