貴
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guì · expensive, costly

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

貝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 貴

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Example sentences

Notice where 貴 sits in each complete thought.

Tā méi yǒu wǒ xiǎng xiàng de nà mó guì.它沒有我想像的那麼貴。

It wasn't as expensive as I expected.

Source: Tatoeba #798378 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yí dìng shì yì jiā hěn guì de cān tīng.它一定是一家很貴的餐廳。

It must be a very expensive restaurant!

Source: Tatoeba #781522 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tí mǔ de mó tuō jū bǐ wǒ de guì duō le.提姆的摩托車比我的貴多了。

Tim's motorbike is far more expensive than mine is.

Source: Tatoeba #10314795 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yí kuài hěn guì zhòng de shǒu biǎo.這是一塊很貴重的手錶。

This watch is of great value.

Source: Tatoeba #10272116 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà liàng jū zǐ tài guì le, wǒ mǎi bù qǐ.那輛車子太貴了,我買不起。

The car is too expensive for me to buy.

Source: Tatoeba #387611 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiàn wài tào tǐng bú cuò, dàn shì tài guì le.這件外套挺不錯,但是太貴了。

This coat is nice, but too expensive.

Source: Tatoeba #617688 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 貴 in context

  1. Say guì, then recall the core meaning: expensive, costly.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 貴 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.