充分 (chōng fèn) — sufficient; full; ample | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

充分 means 'sufficient, ample' — typically used for abstract things like time, reasons, or evidence, not physical containers (use 满 for that). Pairs with 充足 when emphasizing an abundant supply.

adjective

sufficientfullample

Examples

充分。
Tā men tí gōng le chōng fèn de lǐ yóu.
They provided sufficient reasons.
充分。
Tā de biǎo xiàn chōng fèn zhǎn shì le tā de néng lì.
Her performance fully demonstrated her ability.
充分。
Xiū xi shí jiān bú gòu chōng fèn.
The rest time is not sufficient.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

充 means full, and 分 means degree; together they mean full to the degree needed.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

𠫓儿充

𠫓𠫓𠫓a newborn
儿儿érstanding person

充 pairs 𠫓, a newborn, with 儿, a standing person, to picture a newborn growing to stand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

八刀分

八八bāto separate
刀刀dāoknife

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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