How to Say ‘Something valuable’ in Simplified Chinese
贵重的东西
guì zhòng de dōng xī
[gway-jong duh dong-shee]
Phrase Breakdown
贵重
guì zhòng
[gway-jong]
valuable; expensive
Describes something as costly or precious in value.
这不是什么贵重的东西。
This is not something valuable.
的
de
[duh]
's; linking particle
Links the descriptive word 贵重 to the noun 东西.
这不是什么贵重的东西。
This is not something valuable.
东西
dōng xī
[dong-shee]
thing; item
A very common word for a thing, object, or stuff.
这不是什么贵重的东西。
This is not something valuable.
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