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昂贵 ángguì

昂贵 ángguì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 昂贵 ángguì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ángguì | ang2 gui4
English translation
expensive
costly

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Traditional form

昂貴

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 昂贵 ángguì

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áng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

áng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

日卬

Number of Strokes

8
guì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of guì . Pictograph of two hands carrying a shell. (Shells were used in ancient china as currency.)

Semantic compound

Bèi

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱中一贝

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 昂贵 ángguì

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丢失 diū shī 数据 shùjù de 内存 nèi cún 硬盘 yìng pán de 成本 chéngběn guì le 很多,可靠 kěkào de 宽带 kuān dài 网络 Wǎngluò 更加 gèng jiā 昂贵 ángguì .

Nonvolatile solid - state memory is a lot more expensive than disk drives are.

hāi , 他们 tā men 自行车 zìxíngchē dìng le zhè bān 昂贵 ángguì de 价钱 jià qian .

Why, they set stiff prices on the bikes.

除去 chú qù 昂贵 ángguì de 房租 fáng zū , 这个 zhè ge yuè Huán 净余150 Yuán .

After paying a high rent for the house, we still have 150 yuan left.

de shì 昂贵 ángguì de 威士忌酒 wēi shì jì jiǔ , chōu 的是绿盒子 hézi de 幸福 xìngfú pái 香烟 xiāng yān .

He drank expensive whisky , and he smoked Luck strike cigarettes in the green package.

维修 wéixiū 这么 zhè me chuáng 房子 fáng zi 一定 yīdìng hěn 昂贵 ángguì .

It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.

昂贵 ángguì Decomposition

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昂贵 ángguì Compounds

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