富裕 fùyù prosperous
prosperous; well-to-do; well-off
How to remember 富裕: 富 wealthy + 裕 rich = prosperous.
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How it is used
- Prosperous / well-off - of people, families, regions: 生活富裕 (shēnghuó fùyù) to live in affluence, 富裕的家庭 (a wealthy family).
- Compare 富有 (fùyǒu), 'rich/rich in' (also figurative 富有经验); 富裕 stresses the comfortable, abundant standard of living.
- Opposite 贫困 (pínkùn, impoverished) - 贫困地区 (pínkùn dìqū) a poor area.
Example sentences
- 我更愿意贫穷而不是富裕。 Wǒ gèng yuànyì pínqióng ér búshì fùyù.I'd rather be poor than rich.
- 要不是当初有内战，他们现在应该挺富裕了。 Yàobúshì dāngchū yǒu nèizhàn, tāmen xiànzài yīnggāi tǐng fùyù le.If it had not been for civil war, they would be wealthy now.