知足 zhīzú content with one's situation
content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)
How to remember 知足: 知 know + 足 foot = content with one's situation.
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How it is used
- To be content with what one has - 做人要知足 (zuòrén yào zhīzú) one should be content in life.
- A value-laden word praising contentment. Contrast 贪心 (greedy). Leads into the idiom 知足常乐.
Example sentences
- 知足常乐。 Zhīzúchánglè.Happy is the man who is contented.