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挤满 (jǐ mǎn) — to be packed (with people or things); to be filled to bursting

Definition

A resultative verb meaning a space is so full that nothing more fits — stronger than just 'crowded', it implies packed to bursting. Combines 挤 (press, squeeze) with 满 (full) to convey the cause of the fullness.

verb
to be packed (with people or things)to be filled to bursting

Examples

  • 挤满。
    Dì tiě zhàn jǐ mǎn le shàng bān de rén qún.
    The subway station is packed with commuters.
  • 挤满，。
    Shū jià shàng de shū yǐ jīng jǐ mǎn le, fàng bú xià le.
    The bookshelf is already packed and can't fit any more.
  • 挤满。
    Zhōu mò de shāng chǎng zǒng shì jǐ mǎn gù kè.
    The mall on weekends is always packed with customers.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

挤jǐsqueeze
满mǎnfull

Squeezing 挤 leads to 满, packed full.

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 擠; 挤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí擠jǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 擠 pairs 扌 (hand) with 齊, a sound part; the simplified 挤 is a later shorthand.

Open 挤 →

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 →
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