丰厚

• Pinyin: fēng hòu
• Hanzi breakdown: 丰 = full vessel (abundant, plentiful); 厚 = 厂 + 日 + 子 (cliff + sun + child — layers of thickness; solid, generous)

Meaning

Generous; substantial; rich. Describes rewards, conditions, or returns that are both abundant in quantity and solid in quality.

Primarily used to describe material benefits or professional rewards: 丰厚的薪酬 (generous remuneration), 丰厚的遗产 (substantial inheritance), 丰厚的利润 (handsome profits). Also used to describe cultural heritage or knowledge accumulated over a long period.

Examples

1. 公司为了吸引顶尖人才，开出了丰厚的薪酬待遇，并承诺在试用期结束后提供股权激励计划。 To attract top talent, the company offered a generous compensation package and promised equity incentives after the probation period ends.
2. 经过多年耕耘，这片土地已积累了丰厚的有机质，成为当地农业合作社引以为傲的高产示范基地。 After years of careful cultivation, this land has built up rich organic matter and has become a high-yield demonstration site that the local agricultural cooperative is proud of.
3. 她离开那家大企业的原因并不是薪水不够丰厚，而是那里一成不变的工作内容让她感到窒息和倦怠。 She didn’t leave that big company because the pay wasn’t generous enough; she left because the unchanging work made her feel suffocated and burned out.

Usage Guide

Context: business, finance, recruitment, culture

Tone: positive

Do Say

• 这家外企不仅给员工丰厚的薪酬和社保，还设有内部晋升通道，让年轻人能较快提升职位和收入。(This foreign company not only offers generous pay and social security, but also has internal promotion channels that let young employees raise both their position and income quickly.)
• 他最终选择接受那家规模较小的创业公司的邀请，尽管薪酬远不如大企业丰厚，但他更看重那里能给他带来的学习机会和个人成长空间。(He ultimately chose to accept the invitation from that smaller start-up, despite the remuneration being far less generous than a large enterprise, because he placed greater value on the learning opportunities and personal growth space it could offer him.)

Don't Say

• 丰厚 for emotional or spiritual richness — use 丰富 for rich life experiences or 深厚 for deep feelings; 丰厚 specifically implies material abundance or tangible generosity

Origin & History

丰 (abundant; plentiful) + 厚 (thick; solid; generous) — characterised by both abundance and substance; generous in both quantity and quality

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal