丰富多彩 (fēng fù duō cǎi) — rich and varied, colorful (of events, experiences, events, culture, etc.)

Definition

Used for experiences, events, or cultural content that is rich AND varied — not just colorful. 五颜六色 focuses on bright colors of objects; 缤纷 is close in meaning but more literary.

phrase
rich and variedcolorful (of events, experiences, events, culture, etc.)

Examples

  • 丰富多彩。
    Zhè cì lǚ xíng de ān pái fēng fù duō cǎi.
    The arrangements for this trip are rich and varied.
  • 丰富多彩。
    fēng fù duō cǎi De jié mù ràng guān zhòng kàn dé mù bù xiá jiē.
    The colorful program made the audience dazzled.
  • 丰富多彩,。
    Tā de dà xué shēng huó fēng fù duō cǎi, shōu huò hěn duō.
    His college life was rich and varied, and he gained a lot.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

丰富abundant
丰fēngabundant富fùplentiful
联合Coordinate
多彩colorful
多duōmany彩cǎicolors
偏正Modifier + head

丰富 (abundant) and 多彩 (colorful) combine to describe something rich and varied.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 豐; 丰 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 豐, the drawing shows a pot full of plants above another pot. The simplified 丰 is the form you are learning.

Open 丰 →

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.

Open 富 →

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

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

Open 多 →

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
彡彡shān
Sound part声符shēngfú
采
采cǎi彩cǎi
Same sound today

彩 puts 采, which gives the sound, next to 彡, the three-stroke mark that carries the meaning.

Open 彩 →

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