弥足珍贵
mí zú zhēn guì
all the more precious; extremely precious
Character by character
弥mí
all the more
all the more
足zú
enough
enough
珍zhēn
precious
precious
贵guì
valuable
valuable
Example
在那个通信不便的年代，一封家书弥足珍贵。
In those days when it was hard to keep in touch, a letter from home was precious beyond words.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
弥 means “all the more”: something is precious because it is rare or cannot come back. Said of memories, friendship, time and records, often as 显得弥足珍贵; not of price tags.
Learn this in Lesson 131 · HSK 7–9: 消失的老物件 (Things that disappeared)
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