Chinese word

充满

Pronunciation

Pinyinchōng mǎn

Meaning

  • verbbe full of

Example

房间里充满了花香。fáng jiān lǐ chōng mǎn le huā xiāng

The room is full of the fragrance of flowers.

Illustration for 充满 (be full of)

More examples

他的演讲让大家充满了力量。tā de yán jiǎng ràng dà jiā chōng mǎn le lì liàng

His speech filled everyone with strength.

Core concept

A place or thing takes in so much of something that the contents spread throughout it and may seem ready to spill beyond it.

Common phrases

  • 充满信心chōng mǎn xìn xīn

    full of confidence

  • 充满力量chōng mǎn lì liàng

    full of strength

  • 充满爱心chōng mǎn ài xīn

    full of love

Similar words

填满tián mǎn: Fill every empty part of a space with something.
装满zhuāng mǎn: Load a container or vehicle until it is completely full.
布满bù mǎn: Be spread across and cover a surface or area completely.

Definition in Chinese

作动词，表示把某物或某处填到没有空隙，或某处呈现为满的状态，可作动作也可作描述性结果。zuò dòng cí biǎo shì bǎ mǒu wù huò mǒu chù tián dào méi yǒu kòng xì huò mǒu chù chéng xiàn wèi mǎn de zhuàng tài kě zuò dòng zuò yě kě zuò miáo shù xìng jié guǒ

Word origin

充 (chōng, "fill") gives the sense of putting in what is needed, while 满 (mǎn, "full") marks the resulting state of having no room left.

Usage tips

  • The noun after this verb often identifies what fills a place, while the subject presents the place or person in that resulting condition, linking descriptions of rooms with descriptions of people.

Other meanings

  • fillverb
  • overflowverb

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