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幸福xìng fúhappiness

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幸福 (xìng fú) means "happiness" as a noun and "happy" or "blessed" as an adjective. It describes a deep, lasting sense of well-being in life, family, or love, as in 生活很幸福 (life is very happy) and 祝你幸福 (wishing you happiness).

What does 幸福 mean?

  1. 1.

    happinessnoun

  2. 2.

    happy; blessedadjective

What do the characters in 幸福 mean?

  • 幸fortunate
  • 福happiness

How do you use 幸福?

幸福 can be a noun or an adjective, and it usually describes life, family, or love rather than a passing good mood.

What are some examples of 幸福 in a sentence?

  1. 她的生活很幸福。

    Tā de shēnghuó hěn xìngfú.

    Her life is very happy.

  2. 祝你们幸福!

    Zhù nǐmen xìngfú!

    Wishing you both happiness!

  3. 和家人在一起就是幸福。

    Hé jiārén zài yìqǐ jiù shì xìngfú.

    Being with your family is happiness.

How is 幸福 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你姐姐结婚了吗?

    Nǐ jiějie jiéhūn le ma?

    Has your older sister gotten married?

  2. Speaker B:

    结婚了,她现在很幸福。

    Jiéhūn le, tā xiànzài hěn xìngfú.

    Yes, she has, and she's very happy now.

  3. Speaker A:

    她丈夫是做什么的?

    Tā zhàngfu shì zuò shénme de?

    What does her husband do?

  4. Speaker B:

    他是医生,对她很好。

    Tā shì yīshēng, duì tā hěn hǎo.

    He's a doctor, and he treats her very well.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.