How to say “rich” in Chinese

充实
chōngshí

rich, full; enrich, replenish

adjective · HSK 6 · topic “Beginnings and change”

“Rich” in Chinese is 充实, chōng shí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

充实 is read chōng shí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chōng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
shí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

充
chōng — fill

充电 — “fill with electricity”, to charge.

实
shí — real, true

On top, 宀 — “roof”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “充实”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 充实. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我想多读书充实自己wǒxiǎngduōdúshū,chōngshízìjǐI want to read more and develop myself.
  • 生活过得很充实shēnghuóguòdehěnchōngshíLife is very full.

More words from the lesson “Wider, firmer, simpler”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “rich” in Chinese?

“Rich” in Chinese is 充实, pinyin chōngshí.

What does 充实 mean?

充实 (chōngshí) means “rich, full; enrich, replenish”.

How do you write 充实?

充实 is 2 characters: 充 (chōng) — fill; 实 (shí) — real, true. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 充实?

充实 is read chōngshí. Tones: chōng — first tone, shí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“rich” in the lesson “Wider, firmer, simpler”

This word is from the topic “Beginnings and change” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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