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How do you say "happy" in Chinese?
幸福
xìngfú
In Chinese, "happy" is 幸福.
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Pronunciation
Say 'shing-foo' with a falling tone on both syllables, first one higher and dropping, second one also falling.
Writing and usage
Two characters: the first (幸) has 8 strokes and suggests fortune or luck, while the second (福) contains the radical for clothing or good fortune and totals 13 strokes.
Example sentence
我很幸福。
I am very happy.
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How to remember 幸福
Think of happiness and good fortune together, lucky and blessed, all in one word.
Related words
- beautiful 美 měi
- eighty-six 八十六 bā shí liù
- empty 空 kōng
- fast 快 kuài
- forty-four 四十四 sì shí sì
- rainstorm 暴风雨 bào fēng yǔ
- safe 安全 ānquán
- seventy-four 七十四 qī shí sì
- wrong 错误 cuòwù
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Questions about 幸福
How do you say "happy" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "happy" is 幸福. It is a noun.
How is 幸福 written in Chinese?
Two characters: the first (幸) has 8 strokes and suggests fortune or luck, while the second (福) contains the radical for clothing or good fortune and totals 13 strokes.
How is 幸福 used in a sentence?
Use 幸福 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我很幸福。 (I am very happy.).
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