满怀 (mǎn huái) — (verb) to have one's heart filled with; to be full of (emotion, confidence, etc.); (verb) to collide head-on; to bump into directly; (noun) one's bosom or heart (the seat of emotions)
Definition
Literally 'full bosom' — a literary verb meaning 'filled with' an emotion (e.g. 满怀信心, parallel to 充满 but more written). As a noun, it also means 'one's heart/bosom' as the seat of feeling. Distinct from the head-on collision sense in the examples.
verb
to have one's heart filled withto be full of (emotion, confidence, etc.)to collide head-onto bump into directly
noun
one's bosom or heart (the seat of emotions)
Examples
- 。Tā mǎn huái xìn xīn dì jiē xià le zhè ge rèn wu.He took on this task full of confidence.
- 满怀。Tā de mǎn huái chōng mǎn le duì wèi lái de qī dài.Her heart was filled with anticipation for the future.
- 满怀。Nà liàng chē mǎn huái zhuàng shàng le dà shù.That car crashed head-on into a big tree.
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