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奢侈

奢侈 shēchǐ

奢侈 shēchǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 奢侈 shēchǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shēchǐ | she1 chi3
English translation
luxurious
extravagant

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About 奢侈 shēchǐ

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Traditional form

奢侈 shēchǐ

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 奢侈 shēchǐ

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shē

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhě represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

zhě

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

大者

Number of Strokes

11
chǐ

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻多

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 奢侈 shēchǐ

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一味 yī wèi de 埋头 mái tóu wéi 这趟旅行 lǚxíng zuò 种种 zhǒng zhǒng 奢侈 shēchǐ de 准备 zhǔnbèi .

She threw herself into extravagant preparations for the journey.

这种 zhè zhǒng 奢侈 shēchǐ de 滑石 huá shí 润肤露 rùn fū lù Néng 使 shǐ 缺水 quē shuǐ de 皮肤 pífū 恢复 huīfù 柔软 róu ruǎn 弹性 tánxìng

This luxurious talcum lotion restores softness and suppleness to dehydrated skin.

Néng 稍微 shāowēi 奢侈 shēchǐ 一点 yī diǎn de 预算 yùsuàn 是否 shìfǒu yǒu 上限 shàng xiàn

Can you afford to splash out a little? Is your budget unlimited?

jiāng zài 奢侈品 shē chǐ pǐn shǎng de 花费 huā fèi 降至可控范围 fànwéi

Keep your spending on luxuries down to manageable proportions.

kào 自己 zìjǐ de 工资 gōngzī 买不起 mǎi bu qǐ 奢侈 shēchǐ de 食品 shí pǐn

He could not afford luxury food on his pay.

奢侈 shēchǐ Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 奢侈 shēchǐ and their own compounds.

奢侈 shēchǐ Compounds

See all 3 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 奢侈 shēchǐ in their composition.

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  • chǐ
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