guìjiàn

贵贱

Word · Noun · AdverbTraditional貴賤

price; social status; rank

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

noun

high or low price; costliness

Refers to the monetary value of an item.

Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
guì贵
jiàn贱
hé合
shì适
 ,
wǒ我
hěn很
xǐ喜
huān欢
 。

The price of this piece of clothing is just right, I really like it.

Mǎi买
dōng东
xi西
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
kàn看
guì贵
jiàn贱
 ,
hái还
yào要
kàn看
zhì质
liàng量
 。

When shopping, you can't just look at the price, you also need to consider the quality.

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Guǎn管
tā它
guì贵
jiàn贱
 ,
zhǐ只
yào要
kàn看
zhòng中
le了
 ,
jiù就
mǎi买
le了
lái来
 。

No matter the price, if I like it, I'll buy it.

2.

noun

high or low social status; rank; nobility or commonality

formal

Refers to social hierarchy or class distinctions, often in historical or formal contexts.

Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
shè社
huì会
 ,
rén人
de的
guì贵
jiàn贱
shì是
yóu由
chū出
shēn身
jué决
dìng定
de的
 。

In ancient society, a person's social status was determined by their birth.

Tā他
dài待
rén人
yǒu友
shàn善
 ,
bù不
fēn分
guì贵
jiàn贱
 。

He treats people kindly, regardless of their social status.

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Wú无
lùn论
guì贵
jiàn贱
 ,
dōu都
yǐ以
lǐ礼
xiāng相
dài待
 。

Regardless of status, everyone is treated with courtesy.

3.

adverb

anyway; in any case; no matter what

dialect

A dialectal usage (marked as 方 in the source), equivalent to 无论如何 or 反正. It expresses insistence or an inevitable situation.

Tā他
xián嫌
tài太
yuǎn远
 ,
guì贵
jiàn贱
bù不
kěn肯
qù去
 。

He thought it was too far away and simply refused to go.

Zhè这
dào道
lǐ理
wǒ我
gēn跟
tā他
shuō说
le了
wú无
shù数
biàn遍
 ,
tā他
guì贵
jiàn贱
bù不
tīng听
 。

I've told him this reasoning countless times, but he just won't listen.

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Míng明
tiān天
guì贵
jiàn贱
yào要
xià下
yǔ雨
 ,
jì记
de得
dài带
sǎn伞
 。

It's going to rain tomorrow no matter what, remember to bring an umbrella.