昂贵 ángguì expensive
expensive; costly
How to remember 昂贵: 昂 to rise + 贵 expensive = expensive.
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- Expensive/costly - 价格昂贵 (jiàgé ángguì) a high price, 昂贵的礼物 (ángguì de lǐwù) a costly gift.
- A formal, emphatic word for high cost, stronger than everyday 贵 (guì); implies notably steep price.
- Written register; often modifies 价格, 费用, or luxury items.