Chinese word

客满

Pronunciation

Pinyinkè mǎn

Meaning

  • adjectivefull

Example

晚饭时间这家餐厅总是客满。wǎn fàn shí jiān zhè jiā cān tīng zǒng shì kè mǎn

This restaurant is always full at dinnertime.

Illustration for 客满 (full)

More examples

节假日这家餐厅常常客满，顾客要排队等位。jié jià rì zhè jiā cān tīng cháng cháng kè mǎn gù kè yào pái duì děng wèi

This restaurant is often full on holidays, so customers have to line up and wait for a table.

Core concept

A public venue reaches its customer limit, so no place remains for another visitor.

Common phrases

  • 餐厅客满cān tīng kè mǎn

    restaurant at capacity

  • 晚饭时间客满wǎn fàn shí jiān kè mǎn

    restaurant at capacity at dinnertime

Similar words

满员mǎn yuán: A venue is filled to its permitted capacity, so no more people can enter.
爆满bào mǎn: A venue is packed with exceptionally many customers or visitors.
无座wú zuò: A place has no seats left, leaving people to stand or wait.

Definition in Chinese

指餐馆、影院等场所的顾客人数达到或超过可容纳限度，暂时无空位的状态。zhǐ cān guǎn yǐng yuàn děng cháng suǒ de gù kè rén shù dá dào huò chāo guò kě róng nà xiàn dù zàn shí wú kòng wèi de zhuàng tài

Word origin

客 (kè, "customer") + 满 (mǎn, "full") combine to portray a public place filled to its customer capacity.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English full, which can describe almost any filled object, this word is normally used for places that receive customers, such as restaurants and cinemas.

Opposites

  • 冷清lěng qīngdesertedadjective

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