致富 (zhì fù) — to become rich, to achieve wealth

Definition

致富 emphasizes the PROCESS of becoming rich, often through effort or policy (脱贫致富). Unlike 发财 (a colloquial wish for sudden fortune), it suits formal contexts and collective/economic goals. 富裕 describes an already-wealthy state.

verb
to become richto achieve wealth

Examples

  • 致富。
    Tōng guò kē jì zhì fù shì xiàn dài nóng yè de zhòng yào fāng xiàng.
    Becoming rich through technology is an important direction for modern agriculture.
  • 致富。
    Láo dòng zhì fù de lǐ niàn yì zhí gǔ lì zhe rén men.
    The idea of getting rich through hard work has always encouraged people.
  • 致富。
    Zhè ge cūn zi shí xiàn le tuō pín zhì fù de mù biāo.
    This village achieved the goal of shaking off poverty and becoming prosperous.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

致zhìcause
富fùwealth

致 causes or brings about, and 富 is wealth, so 致富 is to bring about wealth, i.e. become rich.

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
攵Written in full as攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
至
至zhì致zhì
Same sound today

致 pairs 至, used for its sound, with 攵, written in full as 攴.

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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
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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