Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Prosperous, thriving: Describes a state of great success, wealth, or economic well-being, often for a country, business, or era.
   • Flourishing, booming: Indicates a period or entity that is growing vigorously and is at its peak of success or activity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thời đại đó là một thời kỳ thịnh vượng. (That era was a period of prosperity.)
  • Công ty đang trong giai đoạn kinh doanh thịnh nhất. (The company is in its most thriving business phase.)
  • Nước thịnh dân giàu. (A prosperous country and a wealthy people.)

Advanced Usage

• "thịnh vượng": prosperous, flourishing (a common compound).

  • Mục tiêu là xây dựng một quốc gia thịnh vượng. (The goal is to build a prosperous nation.)

• "thịnh đạt": successful and prosperous (often for a person's career or business).

  • Cầu chúc sự nghiệp của anh ngày càng thịnh đạt. (I wish your career increasing success and prosperity.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thịnh trị (adj): describes a state of excellent and peaceful governance in a prosperous era.

  • Triều đại ấy được sử sách ghi nhận là thời kỳ thịnh trị. (That dynasty is recorded in history as a period of great peace and prosperity.)

• Thịnh soạn (adj): sumptuous, lavish (used for meals or feasts).

  • Một bữa tiệc thịnh soạn. (A sumptuous feast.)

• Hưng thịnh (adj): flourishing, thriving (emphasizing rise and growth).

  • Một nền văn hóa hưng thịnh. (A flourishing culture.)

Synonyms

• Prosperous: successful in material terms.
• Thriving: growing and developing well.
• Flourishing: growing healthily and successfully.
• Booming: having a period of rapid growth.

Related Idioms

• Thịnh suy: prosperity and decline; the cyclical rise and fall.

  • Quy luật thịnh suy của các triều đại. (The law of prosperity and decline of dynasties.)

• Thịnh quá hóa suy: extreme prosperity leads to decline; pride comes before a fall.

  • Phải biết tiết chế, đừng để thịnh quá hóa suy. (One must know moderation, lest extreme prosperity leads to decline.)

adj

1. prosperous, thriving