发
财

To get rich in Chinese: 发财 (fā cái)

fā cái

to get rich

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 發財1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to get rich

Stroke order

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发
财

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄘㄞˊ

cái

ㄘ/ cㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

发财

Simplified

發財

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他一心只想发财，别的都不管。

    tā yì xīn zhī xiǎng fā cái， bié de dōu bù guǎn。

    He only cares about getting rich and nothing else.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

财产

cái chǎn

property

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

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