Chinese word

填

Pronunciation

Pinyintián

Meaning

  • verbfill out

Example

请填好这张表。qǐng tián hǎo zhè zhāng biǎo

Please fill out this form.

Illustration for 填 (fill out)

More examples

请把表上的空格都填满。qǐng bǎ biǎo shàng de kòng gé dōu tián mǎn

Please fill in all the blanks on the form.

Core concept

Adds enough material or information to turn an incomplete space into a whole.

Common phrases

  • 填表格tián biǎo gé

    fill out a form

  • 填空格tián kòng gé

    fill in the blanks

Similar words

填写tián xiě: Writes the required information in the specified spaces of a form or document.
填补tián bǔ: Adds what is missing to close a gap or make up a shortage.
填入tián rù: Puts data or written characters into a designated place.
填充tián chōng: Puts material into a space or container to fill it up.

Definition in Chinese

用东西或措施把缺口、空白或不足补上，使整体完整或达到饱满的动作。yòng dōng xī huò cuò shī bǎ quē kǒu kòng bái huò bù zú bǔ shàng shǐ zhéng tǐ wán zhěng huò dá dào báo mǎn de dòng zuò

Word origin

填 (tián, "to fill") is a semantic-phonetic character built from 土 (tǔ, "earth") and 真 (zhēn, "true"), with the earth component preserving the original image of closing a hollow with soil.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often connect filling mainly with containers, but this Chinese verb is also a normal choice for completing forms and other written blanks.

Other meanings

  • fill upverb
  • fillverb

Opposites

  • 清空qīng kōngemptyverb

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