饱和 (bǎohé) — to saturate; saturated

Characters in this word

Strokes: 8
Radical: 饣 — food
Made of: 饣 food 包 wrap, pack, bundle
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 8
Radical: 口 — mouth
Made of: 禾 cereal, grain, rice 口 mouth
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

当市场趋于饱和，企业就不能再靠单纯扩张维持增长。 Dāng shìchǎng qūyú bǎohé, qǐyè jiù bù néng zài kào dānchún kuòzhāng wéichí zēngzhǎng. When the market becomes saturated, companies can no longer rely on simple expansion to maintain growth.
这杯糖水已经饱和了，再加糖也化不掉。 Zhè bēi tángshuǐ yǐjīng bǎohé le, zài jiā táng yě huà bú diào. This sugar water is already saturated; any more sugar won't dissolve.
市中心的停车位已经饱和，新车主只能停到很远的地方。 Shì zhōngxīn de tíngchēwèi yǐjīng bǎohé, xīn chēzhǔ zhǐ néng tíng dào hěn yuǎn de dìfang. Parking spaces in the city centre are already saturated, so new car owners can only park far away.