贵 guì▶ caro

Stroke order

贵 is written in 9 strokes.

• 贵

Senses

1. expensive
2. (bound form) highly valued; precious
3. (bound form) noble; of high rank
4. (prefix) (honorific) your

Example sentences

• 这手表很贵吗？Zhè shǒubiǎo hěn guì ma?Is this watch expensive?
• 这个宾馆不贵。Zhège bīnguǎn bù guì.This hotel is not expensive.

Related words

• 宝贵valioso
• 昂贵caro
• 珍贵precioso
• 贵族noble
• 难能可贵Digno de elogio por conducta excelente

贵 is pronounced guì and means “caro”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 贵 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.