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满怀

mǎnhuái

to be filled with; full of

A smiling person carrying an armful of flowers
Memory picture

Characters in this word

满 mǎn

Strokes
13
Radical
氵 — water
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

怀 huái

Strokes
7
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 不 no, not, un-
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 怀

Example phrases

  • 她满怀期待地走进考场,却在看到题目后立刻冷静下来。 Tā mǎnhuái qīdài de zǒu jìn kǎochǎng, què zài kàndào tímù hòu lìkè lěngjìng xiàlái. She walked into the examination room full of expectation, but calmed down immediately after seeing the questions.
  • 他满怀信心地走上台,开始了演讲。 Tā mǎnhuái xìnxīn de zǒu shàng tái, kāishǐ le yǎnjiǎng. He stepped onto the stage full of confidence and began his speech.
  • 孩子们满怀好奇地打开了这个大盒子。 Háizimen mǎnhuái hàoqí de dǎkāi le zhège dà hézi. The children opened the big box, full of curiosity.

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