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财富

cái fù · cai fu

Traditional 財富

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. wealth
  2. riches
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In a conversation

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The richest man in the room

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)听说(tīngshuō)，朋友(péngyou)也(yě)是(shì)一种(yīzhǒng)财富(cáifù)。

    I heard that friends are a kind of wealth too.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，朋友(péngyou)是(shì)最大(zuìdà)的(de)财富(cáifù)。

    Yes, friends are the biggest wealth.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)灯灯(dēngdēng)一定(yīdìng)是(shì)个(gè)有钱人(yǒuqiánrén)！

    Then Dengdeng must be a rich man!

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)钱包(qiánbāo)里(lǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)五块钱(wǔkuàiqián)。

    But there are only five yuan in my wallet.

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，你(nǐ)还有(háiyǒu)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)朋友(péngyou)。

    Never mind, you still have the two of us as friends.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)死(sǐ)亡(wáng)来(lái)敲(qiāo)你(nǐ)的(de)门(mén)时(shí)，世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)财(cái)富(fù)都(dōu)是(shì)无(wú)用(yòng)的(de)。

All the wealth in the world is useless when death comes knocking on your door.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

最(zuì)好(hǎo)的(de)财(cái)富(fù)是(shì)知(zhī)识(shi)，一(yì)般(bān)的(de)财(cái)富(fù)是(shì)孩(hái)子(zi)，最(zuì)小(xiǎo)的(de)财(cái)富(fù)是(shì)物(wù)质(zhì)。

The best wealth is knowledge, average wealth is children, and the smallest wealth is material objects.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Jin_Dehong · English by JimmyUK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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财
cái

money; wealth

富
fù

rich; abundant

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