HSK 6 · Adjectives

圆满 yuánmǎn “satisfactory” in Chinese

Traditional 圓滿

What 圆满 means

  1. satisfactory
  2. successful
  3. perfect
  4. consummate

How to say 圆满

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale圆yuán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale满mǎn3rd tone, dipping

圆满 in a sentence

  1. 我偏好结局圆满的小说。

    Wǒ piānhào jiéjú yuánmǎn de xiǎoshuō.

    I prefer novels that have a happy ending.

    Sentence #4455675 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 圆满 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 圆 (yuán) with each of its parts in a different colour
圆yuáncircle
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 员employee · yuánSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 员 (yuán) hints at the sound. Compare it with yuán.

The character 满 (mǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
满mǎnto fill
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 艹grass form of 艸 · cǎo
  • 两two · liǎng

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 㒼 () hints at the sound. Compare it with mǎn.

How to write 圆满

圆 10 strokes · 满 13 strokes

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圆满 (yuánmǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 圆满 (yuánmǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 圆满

Words with 圆

圆yuán · circle团圆tuányuán · to be reunited (as a family)方圆fāngyuán · surrounding area椭圆tuǒyuán · oval

Words with 满

满意mǎnyì · satisfied满mǎn · to fill满足mǎnzú · to satisfy充满chōngmǎn · to be full of丰满fēngmǎn · plump美满měimǎn · happy自满zìmǎn · complacent

More words: Adjectives

有条不紊yǒutiáobùwěn · orderly优异yōuyì · outstanding优越yōuyuè · superior幼稚yòuzhì · childish原始yuánshǐ · original愚蠢yúchǔn · stupid愚昧yúmèi · ignorant斩钉截铁zhǎndīngjiétiě · resolute and decisive

FAQs

圆满 (yuánmǎn) means “satisfactory” or “successful”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yuánmǎn: yuán with a 2nd tone, then mǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 圆满 is written 圓滿. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yuanman with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 圆满 from the suggestions. Typing yuanman into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
圆满 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.