丰盛

• Pinyin: fēng shèng
• Hanzi breakdown: 丰 = full vessel (abundant); 盛 = 成 + 皿 (to achieve + vessel — a vessel filled to completion; generous)

Meaning

Sumptuous; lavish; bountiful. Describes a feast, meal, or spread that is richly abundant and satisfying.

Almost exclusively used for food and banquets: 丰盛的晚宴 (sumptuous banquet), 丰盛的年夜饭 (lavish New Year's Eve dinner). Stronger than 丰富 when applied to food. Carries a warm, celebratory connotation.

Examples

1. 春节前夕，一家人围坐在厨房共同准备丰盛的年夜饭，那种烟火气与温情是任何餐厅都无法复制的。 On Lunar New Year’s Eve, the whole family sat together in the kitchen to prepare a lavish reunion dinner—no restaurant can reproduce that kind of warmth and everyday coziness.
2. 酒店为参加学术研讨会的代表们安排了一场丰盛的欢迎晚宴，席间呈现了来自各地的特色菜肴。 The hotel arranged a sumptuous welcome banquet for the delegates attending the academic symposium, featuring signature dishes from many regions.
3. 她每次回家探望父母，母亲都会提前几天购置食材，精心烹制一桌丰盛的饭菜，用以表达久别重逢的喜悦。 Every time she goes home to visit her parents, her mother buys ingredients days in advance and carefully cooks a generous spread to express the joy of being reunited after a long time apart.

Usage Guide

Context: food, celebrations, family, hospitality

Tone: warm

Do Say

• 主人为远道而来的客人精心准备了一桌丰盛的家宴，每一道菜都承载着浓浓的地方风味与待客之道，让宾客深切感受到了主人的热情与真诚。(The host had carefully prepared a lavish family banquet for the guests who had come from afar; each dish was imbued with rich local flavour and the art of hospitality, allowing the guests to feel deeply the host's warmth and sincerity.)
• 在物质生活相对匮乏的年代，一顿丰盛的年夜饭不仅仅是饱腹之享，更是全家人对新一年美好期盼的精神寄托和情感汇聚的重要仪式。(In an era of relative material scarcity, a lavish New Year's Eve dinner was not merely a pleasure for the stomach, but also an important ritual expressing the whole family's hopes for the coming year and serving as an emotional gathering point.)

Don't Say

• 丰盛 for non-food richness — 丰盛 is strongly associated with food and banquets; for a rich life experience or spiritual abundance, use 丰富 or 充实 instead

Origin & History

丰 (abundant; plentiful) + 盛 (full container; generous; flourishing) — a meal or harvest that overflows with abundance; a spread filled to overflowing

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal