致富

• Pinyin: zhì fù
• Hanzi breakdown: 致 = achieve; 富 = 宀 + 畐 (roof + full — abundance under roof)

Meaning

To become wealthy; to get rich. The process or methods of achieving financial prosperity.

Common in economic and rural development contexts. 致富之路 (path to wealth), 勤劳致富 (get rich through hard work), 科技致富 (prosper through technology). Often used in policy discussions about poverty alleviation.

Examples

1. 村民们通过发展特色农业走上了致富之路。 The villagers got on the road to prosperity by developing specialty agriculture.
2. 科技创新为企业家提供了新的致富机遇。 Technological innovation has given entrepreneurs new opportunities to get rich.
3. 勤劳致富是中华民族的传统美德。 Getting rich through hard work is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.

Usage Guide

Context: economic development, rural policy, entrepreneurship

Tone: positive

Do Say

• 政府鼓励农民通过发展电商致富增收。(The government encourages farmers to get rich and increase income through developing e-commerce.)
• 致富不忘家乡，他投资建设了多所希望小学。(Getting rich without forgetting his hometown, he invested in building several Hope Schools.)

Don't Say

• 我想快速致富 — grammatically fine but implies get-rich-quick schemes; add 勤劳 or 合法 for positive connotation

Origin & History

致 (achieve/arrive at) + 富 (wealthy)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal