贵 (guì) — expensive

Character

Strokes: 9
Radical: 贝 — sea shell
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

这个太贵了。 Zhège tài guì le. This is too expensive.
这儿的东西很贵。 Zhèr de dōngxi hěn guì. Things here are very expensive.
苹果太贵了，我不买。 Píngguǒ tài guì le, wǒ bù mǎi. The apples are too expensive, I won't buy them.
这个手机贵，那个不贵。 Zhège shǒujī guì, nàge bú guì. This phone is expensive, that one is not.
衣服很贵，我不买。 Yīfu hěn guì, wǒ bù mǎi. The clothes are expensive, I won't buy them.
你觉得贵不贵？ Nǐ juéde guì bu guì? Do you think it's expensive or not?
面包不贵，很好吃。 Miànbāo bú guì, hěn hǎochī. The bread is not expensive and very tasty.
这里太贵，去别的商店。 Zhèlǐ tài guì, qù biéde shāngdiàn. It's too expensive here, let's go to another shop.
妹妹觉得这个很贵。 Mèimei juéde zhège hěn guì. My little sister thinks this is very expensive.
你买的手机贵吗？ Nǐ mǎi de shǒujī guì ma? Is the phone you bought expensive?