贵 guì — expensive; costly; dear; high-priced

贵

Level 1 · Common HSK 1 #1495

Traditional: 貴

guì gui4

Basic definition

adjective
  1. expensive; costly; dear; high-priced e.g 昂贵贵重
  2. noble; high-ranking; eminent; aristocratic e.g 贵族显贵
  3. precious; valuable; treasured; highly esteemed e.g 珍贵名贵
  1. your (honorific); respected; honored e.g 贵姓贵国
verb
  1. to value; to esteem; to set store by; to treasure e.g 可贵兵贵神速

Detailed explanation

adjective
  1. (形声。小篆字形,从贝,臾( guì)声。从“贝”,表示与钱物有关。本义:物价高,与“贱”相对)
  2. expensive;costly e.g 昂贵 春雨贵如油 · 贵腾 · 贵踊 · 贵贾
  3. of high rank;noble e.g 显贵权贵富贵 亲贵 · 贵地 · 贵途 · 贵私 · 贵不期骄
  4. precious;important e.g 贵宝 · 贵献 · 贵器 · 贵珍
  5. your e.g 贵国 贵府 · 贵地 · 贵上下 · 贵上
noun
  1. high official e.g 贵门 · 贵阶 · 贵游 · 贵躬
  2. Guizhou province e.g 云贵高原
  3. 姓。汉有庐江太守贵迁
verb
  1. rise in price
  2. attach importance to e.g 贵德 · 贵爱 · 贵农贱商 · 贵尚 · 贵好 · 贵贵 · 贵敬 · 贵异 · 贵信

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