贵

guì

HSK 1

贵 — guì

1. expensive; costly

   这个手机很贵。 zhège shǒujī hěnguì — This phone is very expensive.

2. (bound form) highly valued; precious; noble; of high rank (appears in compounds like 贵族, 尊贵)

   他出身贵族。 tā chūshēn guìzú — He was born into a noble family.

3. (prefix, honorific) your (used before nouns to politely refer to the addressee's organization or item; e.g., 贵公司)

   请问贵公司在哪里？ qǐngwèn guì gōngsī zài nǎlǐ — May I ask where your company is?

4. abbr. for Guizhou Province (贵州|貴州 | Guìzhōu)

   新闻里说贵川两省今年雨水偏多。 xīnwén lǐ shuō guì chuān liǎng shěng jīnnián yǔshuǐ piān duō — The news said Guizhou and Sichuan had above-average rainfall this year.