发财 (發財)
fā cái
Pinyin

Definition

发财 (發財)
 - 
fā cái
  1. to get rich

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

出发
chū fā
  1. 1 to set off
  2. 2 to start (on a journey)
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
发
fā
  1. 1 to send out
  2. 2 to show (one's feeling)
  3. 3 to issue
  4. 4 to develop
  5. 5 to make a bundle of money
  6. 6 classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发布
fā bù
  1. 1 to release
  2. 2 to issue
  3. 3 to announce
  4. 4 to distribute
  5. 5 also written 發布|发布[fā bù]
发展
fā zhǎn
  1. 1 development
  2. 2 growth
  3. 3 to develop
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 to expand

Idioms (20)

一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
不悱不发
bù fěi bù fā
  1. 1 a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
  1. 1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy

Sample Sentences

恭喜发财
gōngxǐ fācái
(new years greeting) wish you prosperity and great fortune.
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新年快乐、恭喜发财！祝大家身体健康！
xīnnián kuàilè 、gōngxǐ fācái ！zhù dàjiā shēntǐ jiànkāng ！
Happy New Year! May you have a prosperous year! We wish you all good health!
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丽美刚从国外回来，不要对她太严苛。换我，我祝大家鸿运滚滚来，四鸡都发财。
líměi gāng cóng guówài huílai ，bù yào duì tā tài yánkē 。huàn wǒ ，wǒ zhù dàjiā hóngyùn gǔngǔn lái ，sì jī dōu fācái 。
Limei has just come back from overseas, let's not be too hard on her. Now it's my turn. I hope that everyone is overwhelmed with good fortune, and that all four roosters make their fortunes.
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鸡和季节的季谐音啦，所以是四季都发财的意思。
jī hé jìjié de jì xiéyīn la ，suǒyǐ shì sì jì dōu fācái de yìsi 。
The character "雞" meaning rooster and the character "季" meaning season are near homonyms, so it means I hope you make a fortune in all four seasons.
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等一下，为什么只有四只鸡发财？
děng yīxià ，wèishénme zhǐyǒu sì zhī jī fācái ？
Wait a minute. Why is it only four roosters that make their fortunes?
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恭喜发财
gōngxǐ fācái
wish you prosperity
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哈哈！那我要发财了。蛇在梦里代表财富。
hāhā ！nà wǒ yào fācái le 。shé zài mèng lǐ dàibiǎo cáifù 。
Ha ha! I'm gonna be rich. In dreams, snakes represent wealth.
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恭喜发财！
gōngxǐ fācái ！
May you be happy and prosperous!
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大家一起发财！一起发，一起发！
dàjiā yīqǐ fācái ！yīqǐ fā ，yīqǐ fā ！
Let's all get rich together! Get rich together! Get rich together!
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恭喜发财，红包拿来！
gōngxǐ fācái ，hóngbāo nálái ！
May you be happy and prosperous! Take out your red envelopes!
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