昂贵
Old HSK 6
昂贵 (ángguì) · expensive
昂贵 (ángguì) means “expensive; costly”. It is written with 2 characters: 昂 (to rise) + 贵 (expensive). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 昂贵 is built
The characters
昂 áng · to rise
What 昂 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 卬áng — lofty
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
贵 guì · expensive
What 贵 is made of
- 中zhōng — middle
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: money (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这种手表价格昂贵。Zhè zhǒng shǒubiǎo jiàgé ángguì.This kind of watch is expensive.
在大城市，房租非常昂贵。Zài dàchéngshì, fángzū fēicháng ángguì.Rent is very expensive in big cities.
Questions about 昂贵
What does 昂贵 mean?
昂贵 (ángguì) means “expensive; costly”.
How do you pronounce 昂贵?
昂贵 is pronounced ángguì.
Which HSK level is 昂贵?
昂贵 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 昂贵 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.