TongTong
Sign in

满腔 (mǎn qiāng) — (phrase) full of (a particular emotion or feeling); filled with

Definition

Used almost exclusively as a modifier before a feeling (满腔热情, 满腔怒火) to mean one's heart is completely filled with it. Patterns as 满腔 + noun, never alone.

phrase
full of (a particular emotion or feeling)filled with

Examples

  • 。
    Tā duì gōng zuò mǎn qiāng rè qíng.
    He is full of enthusiasm for his work.
  • 满腔。
    Tā mǎn qiāng nù huǒ dì dèng zhe dí rén.
    He glared at the enemy with burning rage.
  • 满腔，。
    Tā mǎn qiāng chóu hèn, fā shì yào bào chóu.
    He was filled with hatred and swore to take revenge.

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
腔qiāngchest/bosom

满 gives the sense of being full, and 腔 is the chest or bosom, together suggesting a heart full of feeling.

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.

腔 is made from 肉 (meat; flesh) plus 空 (empty; hollow), where 空 supplies the sound.

Open 腔 →
Appears in
Emotions & Feelings

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.