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奢侈 (shē chǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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奢侈 (shē chǐ): Luxurious (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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奢侈 consists of 2 characters.

extravagant, luxurious, wasteful

extravagant, wasteful

How to Use 奢侈 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 奢侈 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith过于

guò过

yú于

shē奢

chǐ侈

neutral

too extravagant

Subject + Predicatewith生活

shēng生

huó活

shē奢

chǐ侈

Adjective + Noun

shē奢

chǐ侈

pǐn品

pái牌

neutral

luxury brand

Verb + Complementwith一把

shē奢

chǐ侈

yī一

bǎ把

Example Sentences with 奢侈

tā他

mǎi买

le了

yí一

gè个

shē奢

chǐ侈

neutral

live luxuriously

shē奢

chǐ侈

xiāo消

fèi费

formalWritten

luxury consumption

informal

Spoken

splurge once

de的

bāo包

。

He bought a luxurious bag.

duì对

tā他

lái来

shuō说

，

néng能

shuì睡

gè个

lǎn懒

jué觉

yǐ已

jīng经

shì是

zuì最

dà大

de的

shē奢

chǐ侈

le了

。

For him, being able to sleep in is already the greatest luxury.

zài在

zī资

yuán源

rì日

yì益

jǐn紧

zhāng张

de的

dāng当

xià下

，

guò过

dù度

xiāo消

fèi费

wú无

yí疑

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

shē奢

chǐ侈

de的

làng浪

fèi费

。

In the current context of increasingly scarce resources, excessive consumption is undoubtedly a luxurious waste.

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zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

zhuāng装

xiū修

hěn很

shē奢

chǐ侈

，

dàn但

shí食

wù物

wèi味

dào道

yì一

bān般

。

The decoration of this restaurant is luxurious, but the food tastes average.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

huā花

zhè这

me么

duō多

qián钱

mǎi买

yí

tā他

cóng从

bù不

zhuī追

qiú求

shē奢

chǐ侈

de的

shēng生

zài在

kùn困

nán难

shí时

qī期

，

làng浪

fèi费

shí食

wù

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shōu收

rù入

yǒu有

xiàn限

，

tā她

ǒu偶

ěr

一

jiàn件

yì艺

shù术

pǐn品

shì是

shē奢

chǐ侈

de的

ma吗

？

Do you think spending so much money on a piece of art is extravagant?

huó活

，

fǎn反

ér而

chóng崇

shàng尚

jí极

jiǎn简

zhǔ主

yì义

。

He never pursues a luxurious lifestyle; instead, he advocates for minimalism.

物

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

shē奢

chǐ侈

de的

xíng行

wéi为

。

During difficult times, wasting food is a luxurious behavior.

尔

yě也

huì会

shē奢

chǐ侈

yí一

xià下

，

xiǎng享

shòu受

yí一

dùn顿

jīng精

zhì致

de的

wǎn晚

cān餐

。

Despite her limited income, she occasionally indulges in a little luxury and enjoys an exquisite dinner.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 奢侈.

Words with 奢

奢望shē wàng
奢靡shē mí