shē
猞
luxurious; extravagant; excessive
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
luxurious; extravagant; wasteful
Describes lifestyles, consumption, or habits that involve excessive spending and comfort.
Tā他
de的
shēng生
huó活
fēi非
cháng常
shē奢
chǐ侈
，
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
qù去
gāo高
dàng档
cān餐
tīng厅
chī吃
fàn饭
。
He lives a very luxurious lifestyle, eating at high-end restaurants every day.
Zhè这
jiā家
jiǔ酒
diàn店
zhuāng装
xiū修
shē奢
huá华
，
yī一
wǎn晚
yào要
hǎo好
jǐ几
wàn万
yuán元
。
This hotel is sumptuously decorated, costing tens of thousands of yuan per night.
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Fǎn反
duì对
pū铺
zhāng张
làng浪
fèi费
，
tí提
chàng倡
qín勤
jiǎn俭
jié节
yuē约
，
dǐ抵
zhì制
shē奢
mí靡
zhī之
fēng风
。
Oppose extravagance and waste, advocate diligence and thrift, and resist the trend of wasteful luxury.
adjective
excessive; undue; overambitious
Often used in the compound 奢望 (shēwàng) to describe unrealistic hopes or expectations.
Néng能
dé得
dào到
zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
，
wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
mǎn满
yì意
，
bù不
gǎn敢
zài再
yǒu有
shē奢
wàng望
。
I'm already very satisfied to get this job and dare not have any extravagant hopes.
Tā他
shē奢
wàng望
yī一
yè夜
bào暴
fù富
，
jié结
guǒ果
bèi被
piàn骗
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
jī积
xù蓄
。
He had the extravagant hope of getting rich overnight and ended up being scammed out of all his savings.