HSK 6 · Adjectives

欣欣向荣 xīnxīnxiàngróng “flourishing” in Chinese

Traditional 欣欣向榮

What 欣欣向荣 means

  1. flourishing
  2. thriving
  3. prosperous
  4. (idiom) flourishing

How to say 欣欣向荣

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale欣xīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale欣xīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale向xiàng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale荣róng2nd tone, rising

欣欣向荣 in a sentence

  1. 春天来了，花园里一片欣欣向荣。

    Chūntiān lái le, huāyuán lǐ yí piàn xīnxīnxiàngróng.

    Spring has come, and the garden is full of life.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个小镇的经济欣欣向荣。

    Zhè ge xiǎozhèn de jīngjì xīnxīnxiàngróng.

    This small town’s economy is thriving.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 欣欣向荣 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 欣 (xīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
欣xīnhappy
  • 斤axe · jīnSound part
  • 欠yawn · qiànMeaning part

欠 hints at the meaning (yawn); 斤 (jīn) hints at the sound. Compare it with xīn.

The character 欣 (xīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
欣xīnhappy
  • 斤axe · jīnSound part
  • 欠yawn · qiànMeaning part

欠 hints at the meaning (yawn); 斤 (jīn) hints at the sound. Compare it with xīn.

The character 向 (xiàng) drawn as one shape
向xiàngtowards

向 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a house with a window 口: facing, towards.

The character 荣 (róng) with each of its parts in a different colour
荣róngglory
  • 艹grass form of 艸 · cǎo
  • 冖cover · mì
  • 木tree · mù

How to write 欣欣向荣

欣 8 strokes · 向 6 strokes · 荣 9 strokes

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

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

Words related to 欣欣向荣

Words with 欣

欣赏xīnshǎng · to appreciate欣慰xīnwèi · gratified

Words with 向

向xiàng · direction方向fāngxiàng · direction向来xiànglái · always外向wàixiàng · outgoing向往xiàngwǎng · to yearn for向导xiàngdǎo · guide导向dǎoxiàng · orientation倾向qīngxiàng · tendency意向yìxiàng · intention一向yíxiàng · always

Words with 荣

繁荣fánróng · prosperous荣幸róngxìng · honoured虚荣xūróng · vanity光荣guāngróng · glory荣誉róngyù · honour

More words: Adjectives

狭窄xiázhǎi · narrow性感xìnggǎn · sexy兴旺xīngwàng · prosperous辛勤xīnqín · hardworking新颖xīnyǐng · novel凶恶xiōng'è · fierce雄厚xiónghòu · abundant雄伟xióngwěi · majestic

FAQs

欣欣向荣 (xīnxīnxiàngróng) means “flourishing” or “thriving”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xīnxīnxiàngróng: xīn with a 1st tone, then xīn with a 1st tone, then xiàng with a 4th tone, then róng 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, 欣欣向荣 is written 欣欣向榮. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xinxinxiangrong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 欣欣向荣 from the suggestions. Typing xinxinxiangrong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
欣欣向荣 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.