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奢侈

shē chǐ · she chi

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. luxurious
  2. extravagant
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Winter strawberries

  1. Dengdeng

    草莓(cǎoméi)一斤(yījīn)八十块(bāshíkuài)？太(tài)奢侈(shēchǐ)了(le)！

    Strawberries are eighty yuan for half a kilo? How extravagant!

  2. Liangliang

    冬天(dōngtiān)的(de)草莓(cǎoméi)，就是(jiùshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)奢侈(shēchǐ)。

    Winter strawberries are a bit extravagant.

  3. Dengdeng

    只(zhǐ)买(mǎi)五个(wǔgè)，不算(bùsuàn)奢侈(shēchǐ)吧(ba)？

    If we buy only five, it is not extravagant, right?

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，今天(jīntiān)我们(wǒmen)奢侈(shēchǐ)一下(yīxià)，一人(yīrén)吃(chī)两个半(liǎnggèbàn)！

    Fine, let us be extravagant today, two and a half each!

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2 examples
01

旅(lǚ)游(yóu)对(duì)我(wǒ)来(lái)说(shuō)是(shì)付(fù)不(bu)起(qǐ)的(de)奢(shē)侈(chǐ)。

Travelling is a luxury I can't afford.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)这(zhè)钻(zuàn)石(shí)戒(jiè)指(zhǐ)太(tài)奢(shē)侈(chǐ)了(le)。

This diamond ring is too extravagant for me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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