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福

fú · fu/Fú · fu

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Meaning

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fú 福

  1. good fortune
  2. happiness
  3. luck

Fú 福

  1. surname Fu
  2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fújiàn shěng)
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The upside-down fu

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，门上(ménshàng)的(de)福字(fúzì)贴(tiē)倒(dào)了(le)。

    Look, the fu character on the door is upside down.

  2. Liangliang

    这(zhè)不是(bùshì)贴错了(tiēcuòle)，是(shì)故意(gùyì)的(de)。

    It is not a mistake. It is on purpose.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)故意(gùyì)贴(tiē)倒(dào)？

    Why stick it upside down on purpose?

  4. Liangliang

    倒(dào)着(zhe)贴(tiē)，就是(jiùshì)福(fú)到了(dàole)。

    Upside down means good fortune has arrived.

  5. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，我家(wǒjiā)的(de)福字(fúzì)也(yě)是(shì)倒(dào)着(zhe)贴(tiē)的(de)。

    Oh, the fu on my door is upside down too.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你家(nǐjiā)的(de)福(fú)早就(zǎojiù)到了(dàole)！

    Then the luck at your place arrived long ago!

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2 examples
01

能(néng)付(fù)出(chū)爱(ài)心(xīn)就(jiù)是(shì)福(fú)，能(néng)消(xiāo)除(chú)烦(fán)恼(nǎo)就(jiù)是(shì)慧(huì)。

Knowing how to love is success; knowing how to relax is wisdom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

春(chūn)节(jié)时(shí)，人(rén)们(men)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)门(mén)上(shàng)贴(tiē)福(fú)字(zì)。

During the Spring Festival, people like to put up the character for good fortune on their doors.

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