Chinese Word: 贵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

贵 (Trad.: 貴)HSK 2

Pinyin: guì

English Definition: expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your

Chinese Definition:
①价钱高，与“贱”相对：贵贱(ａ．价格的高低；b．指人的地位高低；c．方言，无论如何)。春雨贵如油。
②指地位高：贵族。贵戚。贵望(尊贵的门第和声望)。
③敬辞，称与对方有关的事物：贵国。贵庚(请问别人年龄)。贵姓。贵干(gàn)(问人要做什么)。
④特别好的，重要的：贵重(zhòng)。珍贵。尊贵。民为贵。
⑤值得看重，重视：可贵。
⑥指中国贵州省：云贵高原。
⑦姓氏。

Antonyms: 贱

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 貝

Pictophonetic: 占 indicates the sound; 贝 (money) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 中 [ zhōng ] central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
  - 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
- 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency

Similar Characters: 责

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Example Words

宝贵	bǎo guì	valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by	HSK 5
贵州	guì zhōu	Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔
珍贵	zhēn guì	precious	HSK 6
贵阳	guì yáng	Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 贵州 , short name 筑
贵族	guì zú	lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy	HSK 6

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Example Sentences

1		zhè 这 běn 本 shū 书 bù 不 guì 贵。 This book is not expensive.
2		hěn 很 gāo xìng 高兴 zài 在 guì 贵 gōng sī 公司 jiàn dào 见到 nín 您。 Glad to see you in your company.
3		bǐ 比 shàng 上 dà xué 大学 hái guì 还贵 de 的 shì 是 shén 什 me 么？ What is more expensive than college?
4		wǒ 我 mǎi 买 guì 贵 le 了。 I paid too much for it.
5		nín 您 guì 贵 xìng 姓？ May I ask your name?

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1		zhè 这 běn 本 shū 书 bù 不 guì 贵。 This book is not expensive.
2		hěn 很 gāo xìng 高兴 zài 在 guì 贵 gōng sī 公司 jiàn dào 见到 nín 您。 Glad to see you in your company.
3		bǐ 比 shàng 上 dà xué 大学 hái guì 还贵 de 的 shì 是 shén 什 me 么？ What is more expensive than college?
4		wǒ 我 mǎi 买 guì 贵 le 了。 I paid too much for it.
5		nín 您 guì 贵 xìng 姓？ May I ask your name?

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