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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 昂贵
[ángguì]
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价格很高
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这里是市中心，地皮昂贵
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为了事业，他付出了昂贵的代价。
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Examples
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昂贵的首饰
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costly jewels
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用宝珠串成的项链价值昂贵。
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Necklaces made of treasure beads are very expensive.
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这件橙红的皮大衣价格昂贵。
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The orange-red fur coat is expensive.
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这支红参是给他补身子用的，很昂贵呢。
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The ginseng is used to recover his health. It is very expensive.
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这条围巾是精纺品，所以价格昂贵。
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This scarf is of good quality, so it is very expensive.
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这个球台是进口的，很昂贵。
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The pool table is imported, it's expensive.
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昂贵的房价使很多购房者不得不缩衣节食。
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The sky-high price of houses forced many buyers to stint on food and clothes.
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昂贵的价格
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high price
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昂贵。
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Collocations
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昂贵的代价
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high costs
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昂贵得多
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much more expensive
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昂贵的衣服
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expensive clothing
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非常昂贵
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very expensive
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物价昂贵
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high price
nciku Note
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昂贵 and 贵
ángguì and guì
Both adjectives mean “of a high price or value ". The former is more formal and can be used in an abstract sense, whereas the latter is more colloquial and refers to a concrete price.
1. When applied to merchandise, 昂贵 is used with 价格 while 贵 is usually used with 很. For example:
(1) 这场演唱会入场券的价格很昂贵。
(2) 这场演唱会入场券的价格很贵。
昂贵 is often applied to valuables, e.g. 昂贵的珠宝, 那件古董十分昂贵. etc., while 贵 is applied to all sorts of things - valuable or not.
2. 昂贵 is usually used in an abstract sense.
(1) 为了赢得这些客户，企业付出了昂贵的代价。
3. 贵 also has several other meaning and usage, e.g. 贵在坚持; it can be used as "a term of respect", e.g. 您贵姓? 贵国 etc.
这两个形容词都可表示价格、价值高。“昂贵”更加书面，可用于抽象意义，而“贵”比较口语化。
1.用于一般商品时，因为“昂贵”是双音节词，可直接与“价格”等搭配，“贵”则常和“很”等搭配。
“昂贵”常用于贵重物品，如“昂贵的珠宝”、“那件古董十分昂贵”等。“贵”则可用于多种物品。
2.用于抽象意义时，常用“昂贵”。
3.“贵”还有一些其他意义，表示可贵：“贵在坚持”等；还有用作敬语：“您贵姓？”和“贵国”等。
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