Chinese word

满足

Pronunciation

Pinyinmǎn zú

Meaning

  • verbmeet

Example

这些条件可以满足我们的要求。zhè xiē tiáo jiàn ké yǐ mǎn zú wǒ men de yāo qiú

These conditions can meet our requirements.

Illustration for 满足 (meet)

More examples

这本书很能满足读者的好奇心。zhè běn shū hěn néng mǎn zú dú zhě de hào qí xīn

This book does a good job of satisfying readers' curiosity.

Core concept

Makes something sufficiently complete for an outside requirement or an inside sense of contentment.

Common phrases

  • 满足愿望mǎn zú yuàn wàng

    satisfy wishes

  • 满足兴趣mǎn zú xìng qù

    satisfy interests

  • 满足好奇心mǎn zú hào qí xīn

    satisfy curiosity

Similar words

符合fú hé: Match a rule, condition, or standard.
达到dá dào: Reach a required level, amount, or goal.
适合shì hé: Be suitable for a person, purpose, or situation.

Definition in Chinese

使某人或某物达到所需或期望的程度，既可表示满足条件，也可表示心里感到满意。shǐ mǒu rén huò mǒu wù dá dào suǒ xū huò qī wàng de chéng dù jì kě biǎo shì mǎn zú tiáo jiàn yě kě biǎo shì xīn lǐ gǎn dào mǎn yì

Word origin

满 (mǎn, "full") + 足 (zú, "enough") combines fullness with sufficiency, linking required results with the feeling of having enough.

Usage tips

  • For everyday conversation, checking whether the sentence describes an outcome for something or a response from someone helps select the natural English phrasing.

Other meanings

  • be satisfiedverb
  • satisfactionnoun

Related words

  • 满足感mǎn zú gǎnsatisfactionnoun
  • 满足度mǎn zú dùsatisfaction levelnoun

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