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美满

měimǎn

happy and complete; blissful

A smiling family of three at a round table under red lanterns
Memory picture

Characters in this word

美 měi

Strokes
9
Radical
羊 — sheep, goat
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

满 mǎn

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

Example phrases

  • 她并不把美满婚姻理解为没有冲突,而是双方愿意持续沟通。 Tā bìng bù bǎ měimǎn hūnyīn lǐjiě wéi méiyǒu chōngtū, ér shì shuāngfāng yuànyì chíxù gōutōng. She does not understand a happy marriage as one without conflict, but as one in which both sides are willing to keep communicating.
  • 祝你们新婚快乐,生活幸福美满! Zhù nǐmen xīnhūn kuàilè, shēnghuó xìngfú měimǎn! Wishing you a happy wedding and a happy, fulfilling life together!
  • 爷爷奶奶过着美满的晚年,孩子们都常常回家看他们。 Yéye nǎinai guò zhe měimǎn de wǎnnián, háizimen dōu chángcháng huí jiā kàn tāmen. Grandpa and Grandma enjoy a happy old age, and the children often come home to see them.

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