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满员 (mǎn yuán) — to be fully occupied; to have all seats or tickets taken

Definition

A verb (often with 了) meaning a transport, venue, or team is completely filled — no seats or spots left. Used for flights, trains, performances, and similar contexts.

verb
to be fully occupiedto have all seats or tickets taken

Examples

  • 满员，。
    Zhè tàng liè chē yǐ jīng mǎn yuán le, wǒ men zhǐ néng děng xià yī bān.
    This train is already full; we'll have to wait for the next one.
  • 满员，。
    Yóu yú háng bān mǎn yuán, tā bèi ān pái dào le míng tiān de háng bān.
    Because the flight was full, he was rescheduled to tomorrow's flight.
  • 满员，。
    Jīn wǎn de yǎn chū mǎn yuán, yí piào nán qiú.
    Tonight's performance is sold out — tickets are extremely hard to get.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

满mǎnfill
员yuánmembers

满 (fill) and 员 (members) describe filling all available seats or positions.

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 →

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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →
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