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How do you say "expensive" in Chinese?
贵
guì
In Chinese, "expensive" is 贵.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'gway' with falling tone, pitch descends, sounds heavy and demanding.
Writing and usage
A single character with 12 strokes; contains shell or money radical, historically relating to commerce and high value.
Example sentence
这个东西很贵。
This thing is very expensive.
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How to remember 贵
The money radical hints that this character deals with valuable things that cost much.
Related words
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- fifty-one 五十一 wǔ shí yī
- forty-eight 四十八 sì shí bā
- forty-one 四十一 sì shí yī
- quiet 安静 ānjìng
- seventy-eight 七十八 qī shí bā
- twenty-seven 二十七 èr shí qī
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Questions about 贵
How do you say "expensive" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "expensive" is 贵. It is a noun.
How is 贵 written in Chinese?
A single character with 12 strokes; contains shell or money radical, historically relating to commerce and high value.
How is 贵 used in a sentence?
Use 贵 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这个东西很贵。 (This thing is very expensive.).
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