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充裕 (chōng yù) — abundant, ample

Definition

充裕 describes abundant supplies, time, or resources — 'ample, more than enough'. Like 充足 and 充分, it stresses plentiful supply, but feels slightly more formal and written.

adjective
abundantample

Examples

  • 充裕，。
    Zhè cì lǚ xíng de ān pái hěn chōng yù, wǒ men bú yòng zháo jí.
    The arrangements for this trip are ample, so we don't need to rush.
  • 充裕，。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zī jīn chōng yù, kě yǐ tóu zī xīn xiàng mù.
    This company has ample funds and can invest in new projects.
  • 充裕，。
    Jīn nián shuǐ guǒ gōng yìng chōng yù, jià gé hěn pián yi.
    The fruit supply is abundant this year, so prices are very low.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

充chōngfull
裕yùample

充 (full) and 裕 (ample) combine to mean plentiful and enough.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 𠫓𠫓𠫓a newborn
  • 儿儿érstanding person

充 pairs 𠫓, a newborn, with 儿, a standing person, to picture a newborn growing to stand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
谷
谷gǔ裕yù
Same sound today

裕 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 谷, which gives the sound gǔ. A folk story says 谷 represents space in the clothes.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Quantity & Amount

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