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fortunate; lucky

good fortune; happiness; luck

good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname

simp. and trad.
(幸福)


幸福

  1. (of one's life, circumstances, etc.) blessed and satisfactory; consummate; joyful; (of a person) living a blessed and contented life
    幸福  ―  Zhù nǐ xìngfú.  ―  Wish you happiness.
    幸福家庭  ―  xìngfú de jiātíng  ―  happy family
    幸福童年  ―  xìngfú de tóngnián  ―  happy childhood
    幸福婚姻  ―  xìngfú de hūnyīn  ―  happy marriage
    從此幸福快樂日子 [MSC, trad.]
    从此幸福快乐日子 [MSC, simp.]
    cóngcǐ guòzhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi [Pinyin]
    to live happily ever after
    單身可以幸福 [MSC, trad.]
    单身可以幸福 [MSC, simp.]
    Dānshēn yě kěyǐ hěn xìngfú. [Pinyin]
    A single life can also be a happy one.
    我們嚮往幸福生活 [MSC, trad.]
    我们向往幸福生活 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dōu xiàngwǎng xìngfú de shēnghuó. [Pinyin]
    We all long for a happy life.

The meaning of this word is difficult to render accurately in English. It is typically glossed as “happy; happiness” in dictionaries, however, a sharp distinction between 幸福 and some of the other words for “happy” is made in Chinese.

Xingfu typically refers to a state of long-term happiness with one's life, and implies having a loving family, spouse, or a sense of general well-being. This is in contrast to words such as 開心开心 (kāixīn) and 快樂快乐 (kuàilè), which refer to a state of fleeting happiness, or a relatively short elevation in mood that comes with certain news, event, activity, etc.

幸福

  1. sense of contentment stemming from having a blessed and fulfilled life; blissful life or living circumstances; happiness
    幸福幸福  ―  shài xìngfú  ―  to show off one's moments of happiness (on social media)
    婚姻幸福  ―  hūnyīn xìngfú  ―  to have a happy marriage
    追求幸福  ―  zhuīqiú xìngfú  ―  to pursue happiness
    創造幸福创造幸福  ―  chuàngzào xìngfú  ―  to create happiness in life
    一點一滴幸福一点一滴幸福  ―  yīdiǎnyīdī de xìngfú  ―  every little bits of happiness in life
    沒有成功幸福 [MSC, trad.]
    没有成功幸福 [MSC, simp.]
    Méiyǒu chénggōng, nǎ lái de xìngfú? [Pinyin]
    How can one be happy without success?
  • (literary, or in compounds) ()

Others:

幸福

  1. () An urban village in Tamsui district, New Taipei, Taiwan
Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 3
ふく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
幸福 (kyūjitai)

(こう)(ふく) (kōfukuかうふく (kaufuku)?-na (adnominal (こう)(ふく) (kōfuku na), adverbial (こう)(ふく) (kōfuku ni))

  1. happy
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 幸福だろ こうふくだろ kōfuku daro
Continuative (連用形) 幸福で こうふくで kōfuku de
Terminal (終止形) 幸福だ こうふくだ kōfuku da
Attributive (連体形) 幸福な こうふくな kōfuku na
Hypothetical (仮定形) 幸福なら こうふくなら kōfuku nara
Imperative (命令形) 幸福であれ こうふくであれ kōfuku de are
Key constructions
Informal negative 幸福ではない
幸福じゃない
こうふくではない
こうふくじゃない
kōfuku de wa nai
kōfuku ja nai
Informal past 幸福だった こうふくだった kōfuku datta
Informal negative past 幸福ではなかった
幸福じゃなかった
こうふくではなかった
こうふくじゃなかった
kōfuku de wa nakatta
kōfuku ja nakatta
Formal 幸福です こうふくです kōfuku desu
Formal negative 幸福ではありません
幸福じゃありません
こうふくではありません
こうふくじゃありません
kōfuku de wa arimasen
kōfuku ja arimasen
Formal past 幸福でした こうふくでした kōfuku deshita
Formal negative past 幸福ではありませんでした
幸福じゃありませんでした
こうふくではありませんでした
こうふくじゃありませんでした
kōfuku de wa arimasen deshita
kōfuku ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive 幸福で こうふくで kōfuku de
Conditional 幸福なら(ば) こうふくなら(ば) kōfuku nara (ba)
Provisional 幸福だったら こうふくだったら kōfuku dattara
Volitional 幸福だろう こうふくだろう kōfuku darō
Adverbial 幸福に こうふくに kōfuku ni
Degree 幸福さ こうふくさ kōfukusa
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 幸福なら かうふくなら kaufukunara
Continuative (連用形) 幸福に[1]
幸福なり[2]
かうふくに
かうふくなり
kaufukuni
kaufukunari
Terminal (終止形) 幸福なり かうふくなり kaufukunari
Attributive (連体形) 幸福なる かうふくなる kaufukunaru
Realis (已然形) 幸福なれ かうふくなれ kaufukunare
Imperative (命令形) 幸福なれ かうふくなれ kaufukunare
Key constructions
Negative 幸福ならず かうふくならず kaufukunarazu
Contrasting conjunction 幸福なれど かうふくなれど kaufukunaredo
Causal conjunction 幸福なれば かうふくなれば kaufukunareba
Conditional conjunction 幸福ならば かうふくならば kaufukunaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 幸福なりき かうふくなりき kaufukunariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 幸福なりけり かうふくなりけり kaufukunarikeri
Adverbial 幸福に かうふくに kaufukuni
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

(こう)(ふく) (kōfukuかうふく (kaufuku)?

  1. happiness
  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Hanja in this term

幸福 (haengbok) (hangeul 행복)

  1. hanja form? of 행복 (happiness)
chữ Hán Nôm in this term

幸福

  1. chữ Hán form of hạnh phúc (happiness).

幸福

  1. chữ Hán form of hạnh phúc (happy).