Chinese word

满

Pronunciation

Pinyinmǎn

Meaning

  • adjectivefull

Example

店里满是人。diàn lǐ mǎn shì rén

The store is full of people.

Illustration for 满 (full)

More examples

他的口袋装满了零钱。tā de kǒu dài zhuāng mǎn le líng qián

His pocket is full of loose change.

Core concept

No open space remains: contents reach the edge or fill the whole area.

Common phrases

  • 杯子装满了bēi zi zhuāng mǎn le

    be filled

  • 教室满了jiào shì mǎn le

    be full

  • 口袋满了kǒu dài mǎn le

    be full

Similar words

拥挤yōng jǐ: So full of people or things that there is little room to move or act.
很多hěn duō: Existing in a notably large number or amount.

Definition in Chinese

表示被某物充满、达到可容纳的极限而无空余之感，常与名词、'了'或'是'等结构连用来说明场所或数量的充足。biǎo shì bèi mǒu wù chōng mǎn dá dào kě róng nà de jí xiàn ér wú kòng yú zhī gǎn cháng yǔ míng cí le huò shì děng jié gòu lián yòng lái shuō míng cháng suǒ huò shù liàng de chōng zú

Word origin

The water radical in 满 (mǎn, "full") connects the character with liquid filling a vessel, while later usage extends this idea to crowded places and sufficient amounts.

Usage tips

  • A Chinese sentence can name a place first and put this word before the people or things filling it, while English often changes the sentence to "There are ... in ...".

Other meanings

  • fillverb
  • become fullverb

Opposites

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