侈 (chǐ): extravagant, wasteful, exaggerating
侈 (chǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “extravagant.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 多 (structural). It ranks #2785 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 侈 a person 亻 with more than they need 多. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- extravagant
- wasteful
- exaggerating
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA person 亻 with more than they need 多
Decomposition: ⿰亻多 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奢侈 | shē chǐ | luxurious |
| 奢侈品 | shē chǐ pǐn | luxury good |
| 侈谈 | chǐ tán | to prate |
| 莫不逾侈 | mò bù yú chǐ | there is no-one who is not extravagant |
| 穷奢极侈 | qióng shē jí chǐ | extravagant in the extreme (idiom) |
| 侈糜 | chǐ mí | variant of 侈靡[chi3 mi2] |
| 侈靡 | chǐ mí | wasteful |
侈 appears in 7 compound words: 43 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 侈 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
那个侈影在月光下显得格外孤独。
nā gě chǐ yǐng zài yuè guāng xià xiǎn dé gé wài gū dú .
That lonely shadow stood out starkly in the moonlight.
...眼中的真价值 揭开股神“不后悔”的4大奢侈支出
. . . yǎn zhōng de zhēn jià zhí jiē kāi gǔ shén bù hòu huǐ de 4 dà shē chǐ zhī chū
好画质不该是奢侈品!SQD从几万机皇下放到五千元档,才是...
hǎo huà zhì bù gāi shì shē chǐ pǐn ! S Q D cóng jī wàn jī huáng xià fàng dào wǔ qiān yuán dàng , cái shì . . .
Great picture quality shouldn't be a luxury! SQD has brought this technology down from flagship models costing tens of thousands to the 5,000-yuan price range—that's what it's all about...
...内高端消费显着提升 关注高端商业地产及奢侈品标的
. . . nèi gāo duān xiāo fèi xiǎn zhe tí shēng guān zhù gāo duān shāng yè dì chǎn jí shē chǐ pǐn biāo de
... High-end consumption has increased significantly, focusing on high-end commercial real estate and luxury targets
Revolve财报成焦点 奢侈品业务推进迎假期季考验
R e v o l v e cái bào chéng jiāo diǎn shē chǐ pǐn yè wù tuī jìn yíng jiǎ qī jì kǎo yàn
Revolve's financial report is in focus, and the luxury business is pushing forward to meet the test of the holiday season
...Off遭窃! 歹徒破窗狂扫数十件贵金属奢侈品
. . . O f f zāo qiè ! dǎi tú pò chuāng kuáng sǎo shǔ shí jiàn guì jīn shǔ shē chǐ pǐn
... Off stolen! Gangsters broke windows and swept dozens of precious metal luxury goods
我觉得这钻石戒指太奢侈了。
Wǒ juéde zhè zuànshí jièzhi tài shēchǐ le.
This diamond ring is too extravagant for me.
广告怂恿我们买奢侈品。
Guǎnggào sǒngyǒng wǒmen mǎi shēchǐpǐn.
Advertisements urge us to buy luxuries.
Character Family
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