The Chinese word **奢华** (shē huá) is a compound adjective formed by combining two semantically related characters: **奢** (shē), meaning "extravagant" or "wasteful," and **华** (huá), meaning "magnificent," "splendid," or "ornate." Together, they create a meaning that transcends simple sum-of-parts translation; while **华** conveys positive, dazzling beauty and brilliance, **奢** introduces a critical nuance of excessive, lavish, and potentially wasteful opulence. Thus, the term describes a state of luxurious magnificence, but often with an implicit or explicit judgment of being overly extravagant, costly, or indulgent beyond necessity.