汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 知足
知足
content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness)
谓自知满足,不作过分的企求。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

知足是人生在世最大的幸事。

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

默默关注,何尝不是一种知足

Silent attention, is it not a contentment.

浅薄无聊和朴素知足的真正价值。

Of simplicity and contentment.

然而敬虔加上知足的心便是大利了。

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

嗨,至少你没伤着,我想这就该让我们知足了。

Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.

因而我们在摒弃过多贪恋的同时,要努力找寻那份知足

One should abandon attachments and strive to find contentment.

可是,他们将破费更多地钱,并知足在旅途中碰到一些艰难。

But they will spend more money and meet some difficulties while traveling.

如果你想拥有知足幸福的人生,灵活一点并接受事物原来的样子。

If you want to have a fulfilling and happy life, be flexible and accept things as they are.

头陀行的价值意义在于提倡少欲知足,是对修行者的一种规约。

The value sense of Toutuoxing rested with promoting "little desire and contentment", it was a kind of stipulation to those who practiced Buddhism.

你将不再期望有好事发生(或坏事),只选择既来之则安之,变得知足,无论发生什么。

You will no longer expect good things to happen (or bad things), but will just take things as they come, and be content with whatever comes.