兴旺发达 (xīng wàng fā dá) — prosperous and thriving; flourishing and growing

Definition

A formal written idiom for sustained, large-scale prosperity — used for nations, economies, and major enterprises, not small everyday things.

idiom
prosperous and thrivingflourishing and growing

Examples

  • 兴旺发达。
    Zhù nǐ de gōng sī yuè lái yuè xīng wàng fā dá.
    Wishing your company more and more prosperous.
  • 兴旺发达，。
    Zhè ge dì qū jīng jì xīng wàng fā dá, rén mín shēng huó shuǐ píng bú duàn tí gāo.
    This region's economy is thriving, and people's living standards keep improving.
  • ，兴旺发达。
    Zhǐ yǒu bú duàn chuàng xīn, qǐ yè cái néng bǎo chí xīng wàng fā dá.
    Only through continuous innovation can an enterprise remain prosperous.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

兴旺thriving
兴xīngrise旺wàngflourishing
联合Side by side
发达developed
发fāsend out达dáreach
联合Side by side

兴旺 shows thriving, 发达 shows growth, together painting flourishing success.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 興; 兴 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 興 shows four hands lifting an object; the simplified 兴 is not the form described.

Open 兴 →

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
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
往
往wǎng旺wàng
Same sound today

An earlier form paired 日 (sun) with 往 for the sound; the modern 旺 is understood as 日 plus a right-side part.

Open 旺 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Open 发 →

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
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
大
大dà达dá
Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.

Open 达 →

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.