小康 xiǎo kāng — a comfortable standard of living; well-off

小康
xiǎo kāng

Characters: 小 · 康

Definitions

  1. a comfortable standard of living; well-off

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同[Da4 tong2]
  2. moderately affluent
  3. well-off
  4. a period of peace and prosperity

ExtDict

  1. 指家庭经济状况可以维持中等水平生活：家道～｜～人家。

Examples

  • 村民们过上了小康生活。

    The villagers attained a comfortable, well-off life.

  • 小康之家，其乐融融。

    A well-off family, warm and harmonious.

  • 他的日子越过越小康。

    His life grew steadily more comfortable.