宽裕 (kuān yù) — comfortably-off; having enough money or time to…

Definition

Describes money or time that is ample — enough to spare — with no real stress. Often used with 经济, 生活, or 时间.

adjective

comfortably-offhaving enough money or time to spare

宽裕，。
Tā de jīng jì tiáo jiàn bǐ jiào kuān yù, kě yǐ jīng cháng chū guó lǚ yóu.
His financial situation is quite comfortable; he can often travel abroad.
宽裕，。
Zhè cì jiāo zuò yè de shí jiān hěn kuān yù, nǐ bú yòng zháo jí.
The deadline for this assignment is quite generous; you don't need to rush.
，宽裕。
Suī rán shōu rù bú suàn gāo, dàn tā men de shēng huó guò dé hěn kuān yù.
Although their income isn't high, they live a comfortably-off life.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

裕yùabundant

宽 and 裕 both suggest room to spare, so together they describe having enough money or time.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 寬; 宽 is its simplified writing.

宀萈寬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánhouse

Sound part声符shēngfú

萈

萈huán寬kuān

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 寬 pairs 宀, a house, with 萈, a goat used for sound, to show a spacious house; the simplified 宽 is a later abbreviation.

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

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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