发达 (fā dá) — (adjective) developed, flourishing, prosperous; (verb) to prosper, to develop, to expand

Definition

An adjective describing something that has reached a high level of growth — countries, cities, economies, even body parts (like 肌肉发达 'muscular'). For the process of growing, use 发展 (verb).

adjective
developedflourishingprosperous
verb
to prosperto developto expand

Examples

  • 发达
    Zhè jiā gōng sī hěn fā dá.
    This company is very developed.
  • 发达
    Zhè ge chéng shì de jiāo tōng hěn fā dá.
    This city's transportation is very developed.
  • 发达
    Tā de shì yè yuè lái yuè fā dá.
    His career is becoming more and more prosperous.

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