贵 (guì): abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州, expensive, (bound form) highly valued, precious
贵 (guì) is a Chinese character meaning “expensive.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 中 (structural), 一 (structural) and 贝 (semantic). It ranks #873 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 贵 money. Its radical form 贝 (shell) appears in many related characters such as 负 (fù, to bear), 责 (zé, responsibility), 费 (fèi, to cost).
Definitions
- abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州
- expensive
- (bound form) highly valued
- precious
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticmoney
Decomposition: ⿱⿱中一贝 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 贵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 珍贵adjective | zhēn guì | precious | 5 |
| 宝贵adjective | bǎo guì | valuable | 5 |
| 昂贵adjective | áng guì | expensive | 6 |
| 贵重adjective | guì zhòng | precious | 6 |
| 贵姓noun | guì xìng | what is your surname? | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贵族noun | guì zú | lord |
| 高贵adjective | gāo guì | grandeur |
| 尊贵adjective | zūn guì | respected |
| 贵宾noun | guì bīn | honored guest |
| 贵干noun | guì gàn | (polite) your business |
| 富贵adjective | fù guì | riches and honor |
| 贵国noun | guì guó | your distinguished country |
| 可贵adjective | kě guì | to be treasured |
| 贵妇noun | guì fù | upper-class woman |
| 名贵adjective | míng guì | famous and valuable |
| 贵人noun | guì rén | nobility |
| 权贵noun | quán guì | influential officials |
| 显贵adjective | xiǎn guì | dignitary |
| 华贵adjective | huá guì | sumptuous |
| 贵妇人noun | guì fù rén | dame |
贵 appears in 100 compound words: 50 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 19 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 贵 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (22)
An expression for requesting forgiveness or accommodation: to be generous; to be magnanimous; (ironic) give me a break
The lifestyle of people in your social circle is something I cannot easily comprehend.
Showing 12 of 22 idioms containing 贵.
Example Sentences
更重要的是，我们要学会如何与他人合作。
Gèng zhòngyào de shì, wǒmen yào xuéhuì rúhé yǔ tārén hézuò.
More importantly, we need to learn how to cooperate with others.
“新春走基层”国外游客称赞贵州“秒通关”
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng guó wài yóu kè chèn zàn guì zhōu miǎo tōng guān
"New Year at the grassroots level" foreign tourists praise Guizhou for "customs clearance in seconds"
“贵州烟火气·黔味中国年”天眼纪录·回家|开...
guì zhōu yān huǒ qì 黔 wèi zhōng guó nián tiān yǎn jì lù huí jiā kāi . . .
"Guizhou Fireworks and Qianwei Chinese Year" Sky Eye Record, Homecoming|Open...
国际贵金属价格持续走高,现货黄金再度站上500...
guó jì guì jīn shǔ jiè gé chí xù zǒu gāo , xiàn huò huáng jīn zài dù zhàn shǎng . . .
International precious metal prices continue to rise, spot gold again stood 500...
寒风中的暖流丨贵安新区市场监督管理局为外卖骑手送去..
hán fēng zhōng de nuǎn liú 丨 guì ān xīn ōu shì chǎng jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú wéi wài mài qí shǒu sòng qù . .
Warm Current in the Cold Wind丨Gui'an New District Market Supervision Administration sends takeaway riders...
...·场外音|关尹:超越胜负的拥抱比金牌更可贵
. . . chǎng wài yīn guān 尹 chāo yuè shèng fù de yōng bào bǐ jīn pái gēng kě guì
Off-screen voice | Guan Yin: An embrace transcending victory is more precious than gold medals.
这么贵！能便宜些吗？
Zhème guì! néng piányi xiē ma?
That's so expensive! Can't you get it cheaper?
为什么你买了一本那么贵的词典？
Wèishénme nǐ mǎi le yī běn nàme guì de cídiǎn?
Why did you get such a costly dictionary?
您可不可以告诉我您贵姓？
Nín kěbu kěyǐ gàosu wǒ nín guìxìng?
Can you tell me your last name?
咕噜！这食物太好吃了，但我担心它会很贵。
Gūlu! zhè shíwù tài hǎochī le, dàn wǒ dānxīn tā huì hěn guì.
Gulp! The food is delicious, but I'm afraid of how expensive it's going to be.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 贝 (money) component
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