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title: "Fada Meaning: 发达 (fādá) Means “developed”"
description: "发达 (traditional 發達, fādá) means “developed; advanced; flourishing”. Hear its tones, see what 发 and 达 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fada"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 发达 mean?

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发达 fādá

## developed; advanced; flourishing

## It can also mean

- (coll.) to get rich; to make it big

## Its characters

1. 发 fā to develop
2. 达 dá to reach

## In a sentence

这个国家的经济很发达。 This country's economy is very developed.

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## More words with 发 or 达

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [表达 biǎodá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoda)
- [并发症 bìngfāzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfazheng)
- [传达 chuándá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanda)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [达标 dábiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabiao)
- [达成 dáchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dacheng)
- [达到 dádào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadao)
- [到达 dàodá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoda)
- [抵达 dǐdá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dida)

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