小康

• Pinyin: xiǎo kāng
• Desglose de hanzi: 小 = modest/small; 康 = 庚 + 米 (grain + health — having enough grain for comfort)

Significado

Moderadamente acomodado; con un nivel de vida desahogado.

A classical concept revived as a key policy goal of the Chinese government. 全面建成小康社会 (building a comprehensively moderately prosperous society) was a central national objective. The term describes modest sufficiency — enough for a secure and dignified life — without excess.

Ejemplos

1. 经过数十年的艰苦奋斗，这个国家终于实现了全面建成小康社会的历史性目标。
2. 他家如今日子过得小康，虽不富裕，但也衣食无忧。
3. 小康水平的实现，是数亿人口告别贫困的重要里程碑。

Guía de uso

Contexto: politics, economics, society

Tono: positive

Correcto

• 全面建成小康社会是党和国家在新世纪初提出的重要战略目标之一。(Building a comprehensively moderately prosperous society was one of the important strategic goals put forward by the Party and state in the early years of the new century.)
• 他们一家四口过着小康生活，孩子们受到良好教育，父母的晚年也有所保障。(The family of four lives a moderately prosperous life — the children receive a good education and their parents' later years are secure.)

Incorrecto

• 我们公司现在小康了 — 小康 describes individual or societal living standards, not a company's financial health; use 盈利 or 效益良好 for business performance

Origen e historia

小 (small/modest) + 康 (health/prosperity) — modest prosperity; classical term from the Book of Rites (礼记)

Contexto cultural

Época: Classical–Modern

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal