贵

貴

guì

adjective HSK 1 #2,489

Meanings

Zhège tài guì le.

This is too expensive.

Nín guì xìng?

What is your honorable surname?

Běijīng de fángzi hěn guì.

Houses in Beijing are very expensive.

culture

您贵姓 is the most polite way to ask someone's surname. 贵 here means 'honorable,' not 'expensive.' This is a very common formal greeting.

usage

The opposite of 贵 (expensive) is 便宜 (piányi, cheap). Bargaining tip: 太贵了！便宜一点吧！(Too expensive! Make it cheaper!)

贵 guì