发 fā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
发财
fācái
to get rich; to make a fortune
Characters in this word
财 cái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他总想着靠投机发财，却忽视了长期积累和风险控制。 Tā zǒng xiǎng zhe kào tóujī fācái, què hūshì le chángqī jīlěi hé fēngxiǎn kòngzhì. He is always thinking of getting rich through speculation, while neglecting long-term accumulation and risk control.
- 他梦想有一天能发财，买一栋大房子。 Tā mèngxiǎng yǒu yì tiān néng fācái, mǎi yí dòng dà fángzi. He dreams of getting rich one day and buying a big house.
- 过年时，邻居们见面都说恭喜发财。 Guònián shí, línjūmen jiànmiàn dōu shuō gōngxǐ fācái. At New Year, neighbours greet each other with wishes of prosperity.
Related words
- 出发 chūfā to set out
- 发 fā to send; to hand out
- 发现 fāxiàn to discover; to find
- 头发 tóufa hair
- 发表 fābiǎo to publish; to express publicly
- 发出 fāchū to give off; to send out
- 发达 fādá developed; advanced
- 发动 fādòng to start; to launch
- 发明 fāmíng to invent; invention
- 发生 fāshēng to happen; to occur
- 发送 fāsòng to send
- 发言 fāyán to speak; to make a speech