mǎnhuái

满怀

HSK 7-9Word · Verb · NounTraditional滿懷

filled with; bosom; entire brood pregnant

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to be filled with; to brim with (emotions, feelings)

literary

Used for abstract feelings like hope, confidence, or passion. Often precedes a noun object.

Tā他
duì对
wèi未
lái来
mǎn满
huái怀
xī希
wàng望
 。

He is full of hope for the future.

Zhàn战
shì士
men们
mǎn满
huái怀
háo豪
qíng情
dì地
bēn奔
fù赴
qián前
xiàn线
 。

The soldiers, filled with heroic passion, rushed to the front line.

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Gào告
bié别
shí时
 ,
tā她
mǎn满
huái怀
gǎn感
jī激
 。

When saying goodbye, she was filled with gratitude.

2.

noun

bosom; the whole front of the chest

literary

A more literary or old-fashioned way to refer to the chest area, often used in the context of a physical collision.

Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
gēn跟
rén人
zhuàng撞
le了
gè个
mǎn满
huái怀
 。

He accidentally bumped into someone chest to chest.

Hái孩
zi子
pū扑
guò过
lái来
 ,
yī一
tóu头
zhuàng撞
jìn进
mā妈
ma妈
de的
mǎn满
huái怀
 。

The child rushed over and threw himself into his mother's bosom.

3.

verb

(of livestock) for all breeding-age females to be pregnant

technical

A technical term used in animal husbandry and agriculture.

Jīn今
nián年
mù牧
chǎng场
lǐ里
de的
mǔ母
yáng羊
mǎn满
huái怀
 。

All the breeding-age ewes in the pasture are pregnant this year.

Què确
bǎo保
zhǒng种
zhū猪
mǎn满
huái怀
shì是
tí提
gāo高
chǎn产
liàng量
de的
guān关
jiàn键
 。

Ensuring all the breeding sows are pregnant is key to increasing production.