yàn
餍
eat one's fill; satisfied
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to eat one's fill; to be satiated
literaryLiterary term for eating to the point of fullness. Often appears in the compound 餍足.
Měng猛
shòu兽
yàn餍
shí食
zhī之
hòu后
，
biàn便
zài在
yáng阳
guāng光
xià下
ān安
jìng静
de地
xiū休
xi息
。
After the beast had eaten its fill, it rested quietly in the sunlight.
Tā他
tān贪
dé得
wú无
yàn厌
，
zài再
duō多
de的
cái财
fù富
yě也
wú无
fǎ法
shǐ使
tā他
yàn餍
zú足
。
He is insatiably greedy; no amount of wealth can satisfy him.
adjective
satisfied; content
literaryDescribes a state of contentment or satisfaction, often used in negative constructions to indicate insatiability.
Xué学
wú无
zhǐ止
jìng境
，
wǒ我
men们
yǒng永
yuǎn远
bù不
gāi该
yàn餍
zú足
。
Learning is endless; we should never be satisfied.
Xiǎo小
xiǎo小
de的
chéng成
jiù就
bìng并
bù不
néng能
ràng让
tā他
yàn餍
zú足
，
tā他
kě渴
wàng望
gèng更
dà大
de的
chéng成
gōng功
。
Small achievements cannot satisfy him; he yearns for greater success.