- 貝(shell; currency)RADICAL
- 中(middle; center)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; unified)ASSOCIATIVE
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
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expensive
HSK 2 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)5 meanings#4834
MEANING5 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
expensive
中价格高；花费很多钱jiàgé gāo; huāfèi hěnduō qián
- 。
This phone is very expensive.
- 。
The food at this restaurant is much more expensive than other places.
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- ，。
It's not cheap at all — it's outrageously expensive.
- ！
But it's way too expensive!
- 貳形adjective
(bound form) highly valued; precious
中值钱；很有价值zhíqián；hěn yǒu jiàzhí
- 。
This piece of clothing is very expensive.
- ，。
Time is precious; don't waste it.
- 參形adjective
(prefix) (honorific) your
中尊敬的；值得尊重的zūnjìng de; zhíde zūnzhòng de
- ？
What is your name, please?
- ？
Could you please tell me where your company is located?
- 肆形adjective
(bound form) noble; of high rank
中身分高、地位重要的；值得尊重的shēnfèn gāo、dìwèi zhòngyào de；zhíde zūnjìng de
- 。
He is a nobleman.
- 。
She comes from a noble family.
- 伍名noun
short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
中贵州省的简称guìzhōu shěng de jiǎnchèng
- 。
Guizhou is a beautiful place.
- 。
Qiandongnan is the most distinctive ethnic minority concentrated residential area in Guizhou Province.
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CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
SYNONYMS6
贵
Traditional貴
MEANING5 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
expensive
中价格高；花费很多钱jiàgé gāo; huāfèi hěnduō qián
- 。
This phone is very expensive.
- 。
The food at this restaurant is much more expensive than other places.
+ 2 more examples for this meaning
- ，。
It's not cheap at all — it's outrageously expensive.
- ！
But it's way too expensive!
- 貳形adjective
(bound form) highly valued; precious
中值钱；很有价值zhíqián；hěn yǒu jiàzhí
- 。
This piece of clothing is very expensive.
- ，。
Time is precious; don't waste it.
- 參形adjective
(prefix) (honorific) your
中尊敬的；值得尊重的zūnjìng de; zhíde zūnzhòng de
- ？
What is your name, please?
- ？
Could you please tell me where your company is located?
- 肆形adjective
(bound form) noble; of high rank
中身分高、地位重要的；值得尊重的shēnfèn gāo、dìwèi zhòngyào de；zhíde zūnjìng de
- 。
He is a nobleman.
- 。
She comes from a noble family.
- 伍名noun
short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
中贵州省的简称guìzhōu shěng de jiǎnchèng
- 。
Guizhou is a beautiful place.
- 。
Qiandongnan is the most distinctive ethnic minority concentrated residential area in Guizhou Province.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 貝(shell; currency)RADICAL
- 中(middle; center)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; unified)ASSOCIATIVE
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
RELATED
SYNONYMS6
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