How to say “happiness” in Chinese
happiness; happy
“Happiness” in Chinese is 幸福, xìng fú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
幸福 is read xìng fú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Don't confuse it with 辛 xīn “hard, toilsome”: 幸 has 土 on top.
On the left, 礻 — “altar, ritual”. The right part is the same as in 幅 fú.
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 “幸福”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 幸福. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 希望你永远幸福xīwàngnǐyǒngyuǎnxìngfúI wish you happiness forever.
- 他们的日子过得很幸福tāmenderìziguòdehěnxìngfúThey live very happily.
- 祝新人永远幸福zhùxīnrényǒngyuǎnxìngfúWishing the newlyweds happiness forever!
- 金钱买不到幸福。jīnqiánmǎibudàoxìngfúMoney can't buy happiness.
- 幸福不能用金钱来衡量。xìngfúbùnéngyòngjīnqiánláihéngliángHappiness can't be measured with money.
- 祝愿你们永远幸福zhùyuànnǐmenyǒngyuǎnxìngfúI wish you happiness forever!
More words from the lesson “Love and dates”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “happiness” in Chinese?
“Happiness” in Chinese is 幸福, pinyin xìngfú.
What does 幸福 mean?
幸福 (xìngfú) means “happiness; happy”.
How do you write 幸福?
幸福 is 2 characters: 幸 (xìng) — happiness, luck; 福 (fú) — happiness, good fortune. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 幸福?
幸福 is read xìngfú. Tones: xìng — fourth tone, fú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“happiness” in the lesson “Love and dates”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 4. 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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