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| Pronunciation |
: |
guì |
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| Meaning |
: |
- expensive; costly. (adj)
- highly valued; valuable. (adj)
- the honorific form of “your”; your. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
贝 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
貴 |
| Usage |
: |
13.2% |
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Sentences:
| 1. I paid too much for it. |
| wǒ |
mǎi |
guì |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
买 |
贵 |
了 |
。 |
|
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 买 |
: |
buy |
| 贵 |
: |
expensive |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a change in one’s understanding, idea, view or action |
|
| 2. This book is not expensive. |
| zhè |
běn |
shū |
bú |
guì |
。 |
| 这 |
本 |
书 |
不 |
贵 |
。 |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 本 |
: |
(measure word) used for books, parts of a serial, etc. |
| 书 |
: |
book |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 贵 |
: |
expensive |
|
| 3. Time is precious. |
| shí |
jiān |
shì |
bǎo |
guì |
de |
。 |
| 时 |
间 |
是 |
宝 |
贵 |
的 |
。 |
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| 时间 |
: |
time |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 宝 |
: |
treasure |
| 贵 |
: |
valuable |
| 宝贵 |
: |
precious |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression |
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| 您 |
: |
the honorific form of “you” |
| 贵 |
: |
the honorific form of “your” |
| 姓 |
: |
surname, family (or clan) name, last name |
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