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奢侈 (shē chǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

奢侈 (shē chǐ) is a Chinese word: extravagant. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 奢侈

形 xíng adjective

extravagant

他的生活方式太奢侈了。

tā de shēng huó fāng shì tài shē chǐ le

His lifestyle is too extravagant.

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Word breakdown

奢 shē — extravagant, excessive

侈 chǐ — wasteful, lavish

Structure & writing
1 奢 shē — extravagant; lavish (opposite of 俭)

奢 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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2 侈 chǐ — wasteful; extravagant

侈 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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