奢侈
Old HSK 6
奢侈 (shēchǐ) · luxurious
奢侈 (shēchǐ) means “luxurious; extravagant”. It is written with 2 characters: 奢 (exaggerated) + 侈 (luxurious). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 奢侈 is built
The characters
奢 shē · exaggerated
What 奢 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 者zhě — that which
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂lǎo — old
侈 chǐ · luxurious
What 侈 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 多duō — much
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 夕xī — evening
Example sentences
他们过着奢侈的生活。Tāmen guò zhe shēchǐ de shēnghuó.They live a life of luxury.
买这么贵的包太奢侈了。Mǎi zhème guì de bāo tài shēchǐ le.Buying such an expensive bag is too extravagant.
Questions about 奢侈
What does 奢侈 mean?
奢侈 (shēchǐ) means “luxurious; extravagant”.
How do you pronounce 奢侈?
奢侈 is pronounced shēchǐ.
Which HSK level is 奢侈?
奢侈 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 奢侈 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 158: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.