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小康

xiǎo kāng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

小康 (Xiǎo kāng) means "Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 同; moderately affluent; well-off". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 小康 means

1. moderately affluent
2. well-off
3. a period of peace and prosperity

Other readings

小康 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Xiǎo kāngXiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong {大同|Dà tóng}

The characters in 小康

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 康kānghealthy; peaceful; abundant

Words starting with 小康

• 小康社会xiǎo kāng shè huìsociety in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met

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