Word information
Simplified发福
Traditional發福
Pinyinfā fú
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
发福
fā fú · to put on weight; to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 发福
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to set off; to start (on a journey)
发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发烧fāshāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over; (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular
发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
发现fāxiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
发展fāzhǎndevelopment; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand