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满分 (mǎn fēn) — perfect score; full marks

Definition

满分 (mǎnfēn) is the score itself — full marks or a perfect score on a test or assignment. The measure word is 个, used for the event (考了个满分), not the points.

noun
perfect scorefull marks
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，满分。
    Zài qī mò kǎo shì zhōng, tā měi gè kē mù dōu dé le mǎn fēn.
    In the final exam, he got a perfect score in every subject.
  • 满分。
    Lǎo shī gěi wǒ de zuò wén dǎ le mǎn fēn.
    The teacher gave my essay full marks.
  • 满分。
    Zhè cì shù xué jìng sài zhǐ yǒu sān gè rén dé le mǎn fēn.
    Only three people got perfect scores in this math competition.

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.

满mǎnfull
分fēnpoints

满 means full and 分 means points, so 满分 is a full score.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 滿; 满 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
㒼
㒼㒼滿mǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 滿 pairs 水, showing water, with 㒼, giving the sound. The simplified 满 is a later shorthand, not the original shape.

Open 满 →

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

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

Open 分 →
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