贵 guì
“expensive; noble; precious”
adjective, pronoun, attributiveHSK 2 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 貴
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
贵 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 65: 贵 guì — Level 1; official annotation 1 (形). PDF page 81
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 贵
贵 means "expensive" and describes things whose price is high. It is an adjective, commonly used with 很, 太, or 不 before it. A very common pattern is 东西 + 很/太/不 + 贵, and 太贵了 is especially frequent.
例句Example sentences
- 这件衣服太贵了，我不想买。zhè jiàn yī fu tài guì le, wǒ bù xiǎng mǎi.This piece of clothing is too expensive; I don't want to buy it.
- 这家饭店的菜不贵。zhè jiā fàn diàn de cài bú guì.The food at this restaurant is not expensive.
- 那本书很贵，但是很有用。nà běn shū hěn guì, dàn shì hěn yǒu yòng.That book is expensive, but it is very useful.