Chinese Conversation · Level 34
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Chinese word
不满
Pronunciation
Pinyinbù mǎn
Meaning
- noundissatisfaction
Example
员工对工资有不满。yuán gōng duì gōng zī yǒu bù mǎn
The employees are dissatisfied with their pay.
More examples
学生对考试结果表示不满。xué shēng duì kǎo shì jié guǒ biǎo shì bù mǎn
The students expressed dissatisfaction with the exam results.
Core concept
An inner sense that something falls short, leaving a person dissatisfied and ready to voice an objection.
Common phrases
有不满yǒu bù mǎn
have complaints
对…有不满duì yǒu bù mǎn
be dissatisfied with ___
表示不满biǎo shì bù mǎn
express dissatisfaction
Definition in Chinese
对某事物或处理结果感到不满足、心里有怨言或反感的情绪或状态。duì mǒu shì wù huò chú lǐ jié guǒ gǎn dào bù mǎn zú xīn lǐ yǒu yuàn yán huò fán gǎn de qíng xù huò zhuàng tài
Word origin
不 (bù, "not") + 满 (mǎn, "full") turns the physical idea of lacking fullness into a feeling that a result does not meet expectations.
Usage tips
- For English-speaking learners, this word names the feeling itself, so it can apply even when no spoken objection has been made.
Other meanings
- complaintnoun
- resentmentnoun
Opposites
- 满足感mǎn zú gǎnsatisfactionnoun
- 满意度mǎn yì dùsatisfaction levelnoun