Definition

Adjective: - Well-to-do, affluent, prosperous: Describes a state of having sufficient or abundant material possessions, financial security, and a comfortable life without want. It implies a stable, comfortable economic condition, often through honest means and hard work.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Gia đình họ sống rất sung túc. (Their family lives very prosperously.)
  • Mong ước một cuộc sống sung túc và bình yên. (To wish for a prosperous and peaceful life.)
  • Ông ấy đã làm việc chăm chỉ để có một tuổi già sung túc. (He worked hard to have a comfortable old age.)

Advanced Usage

• "sung túc về vật chất": materially prosperous.

  • Tuy không giàu sang nhưng họ sung túc về vật chất. (Although not wealthy, they are materially comfortable.)

• "đời sống sung túc": a prosperous/affluent life.

  • Chính sách mới giúp người dân có đời sống sung túc hơn. (The new policy helps people have a more prosperous life.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phong lưu (adj): Refined and wealthy, often with a connotation of elegance and cultural sophistication alongside material comfort.
• Khá giả (adj): Well-off, comfortably situated. A close synonym, though sometimes perceived as a slightly lower level of comfort than "sung túc".
• Giàu có (adj): Rich, wealthy. Indicates greater wealth than "sung túc".
• Sung mãn (adj): Abundant, plentiful, full of vitality. Often used for non-material concepts like health, energy, or spirit.

Synonyms

• Affluent: Having a great deal of money; wealthy.
• Prosperous: Successful in material terms; flourishing financially.
• Comfortable: (Financially) sufficient to allow a comfortable way of life.
• Well-off: In a favorable financial position.

Related Idioms

• "Ăn nên làm ra, gia đình sung túc": (To have successful endeavors, leading to a prosperous family.) This idiom connects hard work and success to the resulting state of "sung túc".
• "Của ăn của để, đời sống sung túc": (Having enough for consumption and for savings, life is prosperous.) Highlights the aspect of having surplus, not just meeting basic needs.

adj

1. well-to-do