HSK 5 · Adjectives

发达 fādá “well-developed” in Chinese

Traditional 發達

What 发达 means

  1. well-developed
  2. flourishing
  3. to develop
  4. to promote
  5. to expand

How to say 发达

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale发fā1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale达dá2nd tone, rising

发达 in a sentence

  1. 一般说来，男生的肌肉比女生发达。

    Yìbān shuōlái, nánshēng de jīròu bǐ nǚshēng fādá.

    Generally speaking, boys’ muscles are more developed than girls’.

    Sentence #2848643 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 中国大陆的沿海城市普遍比内陆城市发达。

    Zhōngguó dàlù de yánhǎi chéngshì pǔbiàn bǐ nèilù chéngshì fādá.

    Coastal cities in mainland China are generally more developed than inland ones.

    Sentence #1746077 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 尽管美国是个发达国家，却还有些很贫穷的人。

    Jǐnguǎn Měiguó shì ge fādá guójiā, què hái yǒuxiē hěn pínqióng de rén.

    Although America is a developed country, it still has some very poor people.

    Sentence #746454 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 发达 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 发 (fā) drawn as one shape
发fāto send out

发 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 达 (dá) with each of its parts in a different colour
达dáto attain
  • 大big · dàSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 大 (dà) hints at the sound. Compare it with dá.

How to write 发达

发 5 strokes · 达 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

发达 (fādá) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 发达 (fādá). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 发达

Words with 发

发fā · send out发烧fāshāo · have a fever头发tóufa · hair on the head发现fāxiàn · discover发生fāshēng · to happen发展fāzhǎn · development理发lǐfà · to get a haircut出发chūfā · to set off沙发shāfā · sofa发言fāyán · to make a speech

Words with 达

表达biǎodá · to express达到dádào · to reach到达dàodá · to reach传达chuándá · to convey转达zhuǎndá · to pass on达成dáchéng · to reach (an agreement)雷达léidá · radar抵达dǐdá · to arrive

More words: Adjectives

独立dúlì · independent独特dútè · unique多余duōyú · superfluous恶劣èliè · vile繁荣fánróng · prosperous方fāng · square疯狂fēngkuáng · crazy干脆gāncuì · simply

FAQs

发达 (fādá) means “well-developed” or “flourishing”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it fādá: fā with a 1st tone, then dá with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 发达 is written 發達. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fada with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 发达 from the suggestions. Typing fada into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
发达 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.