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good fortune; blessing

Usage note

表示好运、幸或祝

fú biǎo shì hǎo yùn 、 xìng fú huò zhù fú。

福 means good fortune, happiness, or blessing.

Context note

常用于节日、祝愿和文化。

fú cháng yòng yú jié rì 、 zhù yuàn hé wén huà。

It is often used in festivals, wishes, and culture.

5 examples

祝你幸
zhù nǐ xìng fú yǒu fú。
Wishing you happiness and good fortune.
春节时大家喜欢贴字。
chūn jié shí dà jiā xǐ huan tiē fú zì。
During Spring Festival, people like to post the character 福.
他觉得自己很有气。
tā jué de zì jǐ hěn yǒu fú qì。
He feels very fortunate.
这是一个气很大的家庭。
zhè shì yí gè fú qì hěn dà de jiā tíng。
This is a very fortunate family.
代表美好的祝愿。
fú dài biǎo měi hǎo de zhù yuàn。
福 represents good wishes.

5 mini stories

春节的时候,门上贴着字。
chūn jié de shí hòu, mén shàng tiē zhe fú zì。
During Spring Festival, the character 福 is posted on the door.
奶奶说,平安就是
nǎi nai shuō, píng ān jiù shì fú。
Grandma said that peace is good fortune.
他们收到祝,觉得很有气。
tā men shōu dào zhù fú, jué de hěn yǒu fú qì。
They received blessings and felt fortunate.
这张卡片上写着一个大大的
zhè zhāng kǎ piàn shàng xiě zhe yí gè dà dà de fú。
This card has a big 福 written on it.
字给节日带来温暖的感觉。
fú zì gěi jié rì dài lái wēn nuǎn de gǎn jué。
The character 福 brings a warm feeling to the festival.

Mini dialogue

春节祝福

A
祝你全家幸
Zhù nǐ quánjiā xìngfú!
Wishing your whole family happiness!
B
谢谢!也祝你气满满。
Xièxie! Yě zhù nǐ fúqì mǎnmǎn.
Thanks! Wishing you full of blessings too.

倒贴福字

A
为什么把字倒着贴?
Wèishénme bǎ fú zì dàozhe tiē?
Why paste the 'fu' character upside down?
B
因为到了!
Yīnwèi fú dào le!
Because blessings have arrived!

Related words and contrasts

related
幸运
xìng yùn
lucky

Good luck or fortune.

opposite
huò
misfortune

Bad luck or disaster.

related
祝福
zhù fú
blessing (verb)

To wish blessings upon someone.

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