昂贵

áng guì

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. expensive
2. costly

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 便宜 pián yi 便宜 pián yi cheap 价格低，与昂贵相反: cheap

Register variants

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• 高昂 gāo áng 高昂 gāo áng expensive 书面语或正式场合中使用: expensive

Related words

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• 不菲 bù fěi 不菲 bù fěi considerable (cost etc) 价格不菲意思也是价格高，常用在价格不菲短语中: considerable (cost etc)

Synonyms

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• 贵 guì 贵 guì expensive 在日常口语中表示价格高: expensive

Usage notes

Collocations

常见搭配：价格昂贵、代价昂贵；不能直接说‘很昂贵东西’，应该说‘很昂贵的东西’。

Formality

‘昂贵’多用于书面语或正式场合，口语中常用‘贵’。

Example Sentences

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这件衣服太 昂贵 了。

This piece of clothing is too expensive.

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Child Words of 昂贵

• 贵 贵 guì: expensive
• 昂 昂 áng: to lift