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chǐ

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chǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chǐ | chi3
English translation
extravagant
wasteful
exaggerating
luxurious, extravagant

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About chǐ

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

chǐ

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

A person  rén with more than they need duō

Etymology of chǐ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻多

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Example sentences using chǐ

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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.

Words with chǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
奢侈 shēchǐ luxurious奢侈 shēchǐ
奢侈品 shē chǐ pǐn luxury good奢侈品 shē chǐ pǐn
chǐ wasteful chǐ
侈谈 chǐ tán to prate侈談
穷奢极侈 qióng shē jí chǐ extravagant in the extreme (idiom)窮奢極侈
侈糜 chǐ mí wasteful侈糜 chǐ mí

chǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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chǐ Decomposition

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