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知足

zhī zú

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

知足 (zhī zú) means "content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 知足 means

1. content with one's situation
2. to know contentment (hence happiness)

The characters in 知足

• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 足zú(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully

Example sentences

• 知足常乐。
  Zhīzúchánglè.
  Happy is the man who is contented.
• 知足者常乐。
  Those who count their blessings experience more joy.
• 谁都知道知足常乐。
  Shéi dōu zhīdào zhīzúchánglè.
  Everybody knows that happiness is in contentment.
• 无可厚非，他是穷，不过他却知足。
  Wúkěhòufēi, tā shì qióng, bùguò tā què zhīzú.
  It is true that he is poor, but he is contented.

Words starting with 知足

• 知足常乐zhī zú cháng lèsatisfied with what one has (idiom)

Sounds the same

Read zhī zú, tone for tone, but written differently.

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