满怀

mǎn huái

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to have one's heart filled with
2. (to collide) full on
3. (of farm animals) heavy with young

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 缺乏 quē fá 缺乏 quē fá to lack; to be short of 表示缺乏感情或信心，如“缺乏信心”，与“满怀信心”相反。: to lack; to be short of

Register variants

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• 饱含 bǎo hán 饱含 bǎo hán to be full of (emotion); to brim with (love, tears etc) “饱含”更常用于液体或抽象事物，如“饱含热泪”，与“满怀”有相似的书面色彩。: to be full of (emotion); to brim with (love, tears etc)

Related words

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• 满心 mǎn xīn 满心 mǎn xīn one's whole heart 同样表示内心充满，但为形容词或副词，如“满心欢喜”。: one's whole heart

Synonyms

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• 充满 chōng mǎn 充满 chōng mǎn full of 用作“心中充满”时，可替换为“充满”，但“满怀”更书面化。: full of

Usage notes

Collocations

常见搭配为“满怀信心”“满怀希望”，描述一种强烈的内心状态，不用于具体事物。

Common mistakes

“满怀”的宾语通常是情感名词（如希望、信心），不能接普通名词；误用如“满怀苹果”是不正确的。

Example Sentences

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他 满怀 信心地走进考场。

He walked into the exam hall full of confidence.

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Child Words of 满怀

• 满 满 mǎn: Manchu ethnic group
• 怀 怀 huái: bosom