知 足

zhīzú

adjectiveHSK 7-9

“Content with one's situation” in Chinese is 知足 (zhīzú).

Meaning

content with one's situation
to know contentment (hence happiness)

Example

知足常乐。

Happy is the man who is contented.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zhīHSK 18 strokesto know zúHSK 37 strokesexcessive

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