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富强 (fù qiáng) — rich and powerful; prosperous and strong (of a country or society)

Definition

富强 describes a country or society that is 'prosperous and strong' — a political/societal ideal, not personal wealth. 富裕 and 富有 apply to people or households; 丰盛 is for food.

adjective
rich and powerfulprosperous and strong (of a country or society)

Examples

  • 富强。
    Jiàn shè fù qiáng fán róng de guó jiā shì wǒ men gòng tóng de mù biāo.
    Building a rich and prosperous country is our common goal.
  • 富强，。
    Zhǐ yǒu shè huì fù qiáng le, rén mín de shēng huó cái néng zhēn zhèng gǎi shàn.
    Only when society is rich and strong can people's lives truly improve.
  • ，富强。
    Tā jiān xìn tōng guò gǎi gé kāi fàng, zhōng guó huì biàn de gèng jiā fù qiáng.
    He firmly believes that through reform and opening up, China will become even more rich and powerful.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

富fùrich
强qiángstrong

富 means rich and 强 means strong, so 富强 describes a country or society as wealthy and powerful.

Characters in this word

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
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
畐
畐fú富fù
Same sound today

富 pairs 宀, a roof-shaped part, with 畐, which gives the sound fú.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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