幸福
Chinese
| fortunate; lucky | good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev); surname | ||
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幸 | 福 | |
Pronunciation
Adjective
幸福
- (of one's life, circumstances, etc.) blessed and satisfactory; consummate; joyful; (of a person) living a blessed and contented life
Usage notes
The meaning of this word is difficult to render accurately in English. It is typically glossed as “happy; happiness” in dictionaries, however, a sharp distinction between 幸福 and some of the other words for “happy” is made in Chinese.
Xingfu typically refers to a state of long-term happiness with one's life, and implies having a loving family, spouse, or a sense of general well-being. This is in contrast to words such as 開心/开心 (kāixīn) and 快樂/快乐 (kuàilè), which refer to a state of fleeting happiness, or a relatively short elevation in mood that comes with certain news, event, activity, etc.
Derived terms
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Noun
幸福
- sense of contentment stemming from having a blessed and fulfilled life; blissful life or living circumstances; happiness
- 曬幸福/晒幸福 ― shài xìngfú ― to show off one's moments of happiness (on social media)
- 婚姻幸福 ― hūnyīn xìngfú ― to have a happy marriage
- 追求幸福 ― zhuīqiú xìngfú ― to pursue happiness
- 創造幸福/创造幸福 ― chuàngzào xìngfú ― to create happiness in life
- 一點一滴的幸福/一点一滴的幸福 ― yīdiǎnyīdī de xìngfú ― every little bits of happiness in life
Synonyms
- (literary, or in compounds) 福 (fú)
Derived terms
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Descendants
Others:
- → Bouyei: xinqfuf
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 幸 | 福 |
| こう Grade: 3 |
ふく Grade: 3 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 幸福 (kyūjitai) |
Inflection
Inflection of 幸福
| Stem forms | |||
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| Imperfective (未然形) | 幸福だろ | こうふくだろ | kōfuku daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 幸福で | こうふくで | kōfuku de |
| Terminal (終止形) | 幸福だ | こうふくだ | kōfuku da |
| Attributive (連体形) | 幸福な | こうふくな | kōfuku na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 幸福なら | こうふくなら | kōfuku nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | 幸福であれ | こうふくであれ | kōfuku de are |
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| Informal negative | 幸福ではない 幸福じゃない |
こうふくではない こうふくじゃない |
kōfuku de wa nai kōfuku ja nai |
| Informal past | 幸福だった | こうふくだった | kōfuku datta |
| Informal negative past | 幸福ではなかった 幸福じゃなかった |
こうふくではなかった こうふくじゃなかった |
kōfuku de wa nakatta kōfuku ja nakatta |
| Formal | 幸福です | こうふくです | kōfuku desu |
| Formal negative | 幸福ではありません 幸福じゃありません |
こうふくではありません こうふくじゃありません |
kōfuku de wa arimasen kōfuku ja arimasen |
| Formal past | 幸福でした | こうふくでした | kōfuku deshita |
| Formal negative past | 幸福ではありませんでした 幸福じゃありませんでした |
こうふくではありませんでした こうふくじゃありませんでした |
kōfuku de wa arimasen deshita kōfuku ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | 幸福で | こうふくで | kōfuku de |
| Conditional | 幸福なら(ば) | こうふくなら(ば) | kōfuku nara (ba) |
| Provisional | 幸福だったら | こうふくだったら | kōfuku dattara |
| Volitional | 幸福だろう | こうふくだろう | kōfuku darō |
| Adverbial | 幸福に | こうふくに | kōfuku ni |
| Degree | 幸福さ | こうふくさ | kōfukusa |
Synonyms
- 幸せ (shiawase)
Synonyms
- 幸せ (shiawase)
Derived terms
- 幸福感 (kōfukukan): feeling of happiness
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