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Extravagant in Chinese

extravagant · HSK 7–9

奢侈 shē chǐ

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  1. 奢 shē luxurious
  2. 侈 chǐ extravagant

他买这么贵的包,太奢侈了。 Buying such an expensive bag is too extravagant of him.

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Extravagant in Chinese is 奢侈 (shē chǐ). You can also say 阔绰 (kuò chuò).

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