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兴隆 (xīng lóng) — prosperous, thriving, flourishing

Definition

Mostly used for business and commerce ('business is thriving'). Among siblings, 繁荣 is broader (economy, culture); 红火 is more colloquial for the same commercial sense; 兴旺 fits general vitality.

adjective
prosperousthrivingflourishing

Examples

  • 兴隆。
    Zhè jiā shāng diàn shēng yì hěn xīng lóng.
    This store's business is very prosperous.
  • 兴隆。
    Zhù nǐ men gōng sī yuè lái yuè xīng lóng.
    Wish your company becomes more and more prosperous.
  • 兴隆。
    Zhè ge xiǎo zhèn de lǚ yóu shì yè fēi cháng xīng lóng.
    The tourism industry in this small town is very thriving.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

兴xīngprosper
隆lóngabundant

兴隆 combines prosper and abundant, giving a thriving sense.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 興; 兴 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 興 shows four hands lifting an object; the simplified 兴 is not the form described.

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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
生生shēng
Sound part声符shēngfú
降
降jiàng隆lóng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape of 隆 is made from 生 and 降, with 降 giving the sound; an older part was later dropped.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Business & Commerce

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