发达 (fā dá) — (adjective) developed, flourishing, prosperous; (verb) to prosper, to develop, to expand
Definition
An adjective describing something that has reached a high level of growth — countries, cities, economies, even body parts (like 肌肉发达 'muscular'). For the process of growing, use 发展 (verb).
adjective
developedflourishingprosperous
verb
to prosperto developto expand
Examples
- 发达。Zhè jiā gōng sī hěn fā dá.This company is very developed.
- 发达。Zhè ge chéng shì de jiāo tōng hěn fā dá.This city's transportation is very developed.
- 发达。Tā de shì yè yuè lái yuè fā dá.His career is becoming more and more prosperous.
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