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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *貴* | 貴* | *貴
expensive / (bound form) highly valued; precious / (bound form) noble; of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your
HSK 1
valuable / costly / expensive
HSK 7-9
it isn't worth it / not cost-effective / not profitable / too expensive
to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc)
HSK 7-9
extremely expensive / sky-high price
expensive / costly
HSK 7-9
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
an expensive type of oolong tea
a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom) / fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes
to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc)
food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high
(coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)
caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
rich person's ailment (needing expensive treatment and long recuperation)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *昂* | 昂* | *昂
to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive


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