Definition

1. Adjective:
   • To be well off, to be comfortably off: Describes a person or family whose financial situation is stable and sufficient, allowing them to live comfortably without significant hardship. It indicates a state between average and wealthy.
   • To be prosperous, to be in comfortable circumstances: Suggests a level of economic security and material comfort beyond basic needs.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Gia đình họ bây giờ đã khá giả hơn trước rất nhiều. (Their family is much more well off now than before.)
  • Ông ấy làm ăn phát đạt và trở nên khá giả. (His business is thriving, and he has become prosperous.)
  • Một cuộc sống khá giả là mơ ước của nhiều người. (A comfortable life is the dream of many people.)

Advanced Usage

• "trở nên khá giả": to become well off, to attain a comfortable standard of living.
  • Nhờ chăm chỉ làm việc, họ đã trở nên khá giả. (Thanks to hard work, they have become well off.)
• "mức sống khá giả": a comfortable standard of living.
  • Khu vực này có mức sống khá giả. (This area has a comfortable standard of living.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khá (adj): Fairly, quite, rather; can also imply being fairly well-off in certain contexts, but less specific than "khá giả".
  • Công việc kinh doanh của anh ấy đang làm ăn khá. (His business is doing fairly well.)
• Giàu có (adj): Rich, wealthy. This indicates a higher level of affluence than "khá giả".
  • Vị doanh nhân đó rất giàu có. (That entrepreneur is very wealthy.)
• Đủ ăn đủ mặc (idiomatic phrase): To have enough to eat and wear; describes a basic, sufficient living condition, often a step before becoming "khá giả".
  • Gia đình tôi chỉ mong đủ ăn đủ mặc. (My family only hopes to have enough to eat and wear.)

Synonyms

• Phong lưu: Well-to-do, affluent (often with a connotation of elegance).
• Dư dả: To be well-off, to have more than enough.
• Ổn định về kinh tế: Economically stable.

Related Idioms

• "Ăn nên làm ra": To be successful and prosperous in one's endeavors, often leading to becoming "khá giả".
  • Cả đời ông ấy ăn nên làm ra, gia đình rất khá giả. (He has been successful all his life, and his family is very well off.)
• "Của ăn của để": To have both enough for daily consumption and some savings; describes a state of being "khá giả".
  • Nhờ tiết kiệm, họ đã có của ăn của để. (Thanks to saving, they have achieved a comfortable living with savings.)

adj

1. to be well off