穷奢极欲
qióng shē jí yù · to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 穷奢极欲
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
积极jījíactive; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive
极其jíqíextremely
穷qióngpoor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
消极xiāojínegative; passive; inactive
北极běijíthe North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole