可贵 kěguì to be treasured
to be treasured; praiseworthy
How to remember 可贵: 可 may + 贵 expensive = to be treasured.
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How it is used
- 'Valuable, precious, praiseworthy (of a quality or spirit)' - 难能可贵 (nánnéng-kěguì) rare and commendable, 可贵的品质 an admirable quality.
- Values something abstract worth treasuring (a virtue, a spirit, a friendship), not a pricey object; the 贵 here is 'precious/worthy', not costly.