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充满 (chōng mǎn) — full of; brimming with; to be filled with (with physical or abstract things)

Definition

充满 means a place, person, or work is filled or brimming with a feeling, atmosphere, or quality — can take a positive or neutral subject. Unlike 充斥, it is not negative; unlike 洋溢, it is not restricted to pleasant emotions.

verb
full ofbrimming withto be filled with (with physical or abstract things)

Examples

  • 充满。
    Zhè ge fáng jiān lǐ chōng mǎn le huā cǎo de xiāng wèi.
    This room is filled with the scent of flowers and grass.
  • 充满。
    Tā de shī gē chōng mǎn le duì shēng huó de rè ài.
    His poems are full of love for life.
  • ，充满。
    Suī rán bǐ sài hěn kùn nan, dàn dà jiā xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le xī wàng.
    Although the competition was tough, everyone's heart was full of hope.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

充chōngfill
满mǎnfull

充 means to fill, and 满 means full; together they mean to be filled full.

Characters in this word

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

  • 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.

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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.

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