贵 guì expensive
expensive; honorable
怎么记住“贵”: 𠀐 shopping basket + 贝 sea shell = expensive. The tourist's shopping basket holds just one pretty sea shell, yet she gasps at the till because it is so expensive.
部件结构
贵 = 𠀐 shopping basket + 贝 sea shell
- 𠀐 shopping basket
- 贝 sea shell
The tourist's shopping basket holds just one pretty sea shell, yet she gasps at the till because it is so expensive.
How it came to be
Two hands lifting something up over a sea shell. What is held above the money is worth more than the money: the drawing puts the value in the height.
用法
- Two jobs. 'Expensive' - 太贵了 (tài guì le) too expensive; contrasts with 便宜 (piányi) cheap.
- And a polite 'your (honorable)' - 贵姓 (guìxìng) may I ask your surname?, 贵公司 your company.
含“贵”的汉字
含“贵”的词语
- 宝贵bǎoguìvaluableHSK 5
- 珍贵zhēnguìpreciousHSK 5
- 贵姓guìxìngwhat is your surname?HSK 5
- 昂贵ángguìexpensiveHSK 6
- 贵重guìzhòngpreciousHSK 6
- 可贵kěguìto be treasuredHSK 7
- 名贵míngguìfamous and valuableHSK 7
- 尊贵zūnguìrespectedHSK 7
- 贵族guìzúlordHSK 7
- 难能可贵nánnéng-kěguìrare and preciousHSK 7
- 高贵gāoguìgrandeurHSK 7
- 贵宾guìbīnhonored guestHSK 8
例句
- 这些草莓真贵。 Zhèxiē cǎoméi zhēn guì.These strawberries are really expensive.
- 您贵姓？ Nín guìxìng?What's your surname please?
- 熊猫是珍贵的动物。 Xióngmāo shì zhēnguì de dòngwù.Pandas are precious animals.