小康 (xiǎo kāng) — moderately affluent, well-off (describing a household or society's economic status)
Definition
小康 names a level of moderate prosperity, used mainly for households or society as a whole (小康社会). It's less than 富裕, which means genuinely wealthy or affluent.
adjective
moderately affluentwell-off (describing a household or society's economic status)
Examples
- 小康。Wǒ jiā yǐ jīng dá dào xiǎo kāng shuǐ píng.My family has already reached a well-off standard of living.
- 小康。xiǎo kāng Shè huì shì dà jiā gòng tóng de mù biāo.A moderately prosperous society is a common goal for everyone.
- 。Tā xiàn zài guò dé hěn xiǎo kāng.He is now living a comfortably well-off life.
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