知足 meaning in English
content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)
Meaning of 知足
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhīzú
- content with one's situation
- to know contentment (hence happiness)
知足 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
谁都知道知足常乐。
Everybody knows that happiness is in contentment.
知足者常乐。
Those who count their blessings experience more joy.
知足常乐。
Happy is the man who is contented.
Stroke order for each character
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知 zhī · to know · 8 strokes
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足 zú · foot · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 知足.
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 知识 | zhīshi | knowledge; intellectual |
| 通知 | tōngzhī | to notify; to inform |
| 足够 | zúgòu | enough; sufficient |
| 满足 | mǎnzú | to satisfy; to meet (the needs of) |
| 足球 | zúqiú | soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football |
| 通知书 | tōngzhīshū | written notice |
| 不足 | bùzú | insufficient; lacking |
| 十足 | shízú | ample; complete |
| 充足 | chōngzú | adequate; sufficient |
| 足以 | zúyǐ | sufficient to...; so much so that |
| 知名 | zhīmíng | well-known; famous |
Questions about 知足
What does 知足 mean?
知足 (zhīzú) means "content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 知足?
知足 is made of 2 characters: 知 (8 strokes), 足 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 知足 an HSK word?
Yes. 知足 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.