知
足

Content with one's situation in Chinese: 知足 (zhī zú)

zhī zú

content with one's situation

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1content with one's situation
  2. 2to know contentment (hence happiness)

Stroke order

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知
足

Zhuyin

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ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄗㄨˊ

zú

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他很知足，从不抱怨生活。

    tā hěn zhī zú， cóng bú bào yuàn shēng huó。

    He is content and never complains about life.

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Related words

足

zú

foot

知道

zhī dào

to know

通知

tōng zhī

to notify

知识

zhī shi

knowledge

不足

bù zú

insufficient

满足

mǎn zú

to satisfy

足够

zú gòu

enough

足球

zú qiú

soccer ball

充足

chōng zú

adequate

十足

shí zú

ample

知名

zhī míng

well-known

足以

zú yǐ

sufficient to...

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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