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富裕 (fù yù) — prosperous; well-to-do; well-off

Definition

富裕 (fùyù) means 'prosperous, well-off', usually describing a family, region, or country over time — a bit more formal than 富有, which can also modify a person directly.

prosperouswell-to-dowell-off

Examples

  • 富裕。
    Zhè ge guó jiā yuè lái yuè fù yù le.
    This country is becoming more and more prosperous.
  • 富裕，。
    Tā jiā hěn fù yù, dàn shēng huó hěn jié jiǎn.
    His family is very well-off, but he lives frugally.
  • 富裕。
    Tā chū shēng zài yí gè fù yù de jiā tíng.
    He was born into a well-off family.

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
裕yùabundant

富 means 'rich' and 裕 means 'abundant', together describing prosperity.

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.

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 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Economy & TradeGood & Bad

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