满足 (滿足)
mǎn zú
Pinyin

Definition

满足 (滿足)
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mǎn zú
  1. to satisfy
  2. to meet (the needs of)
  3. satisfied
  4. content

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不足
bù zú
  1. 1 insufficient
  2. 2 lacking
  3. 3 deficiency
  4. 4 not enough
  5. 5 inadequate
  6. 6 not worth
  7. 7 cannot
  8. 8 should not
十足
shí zú
  1. 1 ample
  2. 2 complete
  3. 3 hundred percent
  4. 4 a pure shade (of some color)
满足
mǎn zú
  1. 1 to satisfy
  2. 2 to meet (the needs of)
  3. 3 satisfied
  4. 4 content
知足
zhī zú
  1. 1 content with one's situation
  2. 2 to know contentment (hence happiness)
足
jù
  1. 1 excessive

Idioms (20)

一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
  1. 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)

Sample Sentences

参加演唱会既能支持爱豆，又可以获得身心满足，有何不可呢？
cānjiā yǎnchànghuì jì néng zhīchí àidòu ，yòu kěyǐ huòdé shēnxīn mǎnzú ，yǒuhébùkě ne ？
Why not if you can both support the idol when attending their concerts and be spiritually and mentally rewarded?
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但是，粗放式的发展模式已不能满足日益多元的养老需求，老年人的赡养不能仅停留在满足物质养老的阶段，更精细化和人性化的服务成为需求导向。
dànshì ，cūfàngshì de fāzhǎn móshì yǐ bùnéng mǎnzú rìyì duōyuán de yǎnglǎo xūqiú ，lǎoniánrén de shànyǎng bùnéng jǐn tíngliú zài mǎnzú wùzhì yǎnglǎo de jiēduàn ，gèng jīngxì huà hé rénxìng huà de fúwù chéngwéi xūqiú dǎoxiàng 。
However, the model can no longer meet the increasingly diverse needs of the elderly. The welfare of the elderly cannot remain at the stage of just meeting material needs, but more refined and humanized services are needed.
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如何满足老年人的护理需求和精神需求，杭州这家养老院通过整合现有资源，优化配置，补齐短板，实现互利共赢，为养老事业的发展进行了有益的探索，值得点赞。
rúhé mǎnzú lǎoniánrén de hùlǐ xūqiú hé jīngshén xūqiú ，Hángzhōu zhè jiā yǎnglǎoyuàn tōngguò zhěnghé xiànyǒu Zīyuán ，yōuhuà pèizhì ，bǔqí duǎnbǎn ，shíxiàn hùlì gòngyíng ，wèi yǎnglǎo shìyè de fāzhǎn jìnxíng le yǒuyì de tànsuǒ ，zhíde diǎnzàn 。
The nursing home in Hangzhou had achieved mutual benefit and win-win for the old folks and themselves by addressing integration and optimisation of existing resources. They had explored meaningful solutions to improve the old age services industry not just in nursing care but spiritual needs of the elderly. Their work is worthy of praise.
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微信朋友圈有其暗黑的一面，比如说满足偷窥、暗恋、自恋、妄想、呓语等多元化癖好。
Wēixìn Péngyouquān yǒu qí ànhēi de yīmiàn ，bǐrúshuō mǎnzú tōukuī 、ànliàn 、zìliàn 、wàngxiǎng 、yìyǔ děng duōyuánhuà pǐhào 。
The WeChat circle of friends has its dark side, such as satisfying voyeurism, having crushes, narcissism, delusions of grandeur and an unlimited selection of interests.
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我断章取义？难道管仲这么说，不是期待人能够从物质的满足进步到文化精神层面？你瞧那些来自穷苦家庭的人，有了钱就会花，这根本还是处在贫穷的心态下，缺乏精神文明呐。
wǒ duàn zhāng qǔ yì ？nándào Guǎnzhòng zhèmeshuō ，bùshì qīdài rén nénggòu cóng wùzhì de mǎnzú jìnbù dào wénhuà jīngshén céngmiàn ？nǐ qiáo nàxiē láizì qióngkǔ jiātíng de rén ，yǒu le qián jiù huì huā ，zhè gēnběn háishì chù zài pínqióng de xīntài xià ，quēfá jīngshénwénmíng na 。
I'm taking his words out of context? So you think Guan Zhong wasn't hoping that people would progress from material satisfaction to the spiritual and cultural level? Just look at those people from poor families. They spend money as soon as they get their hands on it. That's pretty much still being trapped in an impoverished mentality, which is uncivilized.
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并不是这样的，中国传统的道德观都有它很实际的一面，打个比方，如果父母因为喜欢赌博而不断向你要钱，你为了满足他们而想尽办法弄钱给他们，那不是孝顺，那叫“愚孝”。
bìngbùshì zhèyàng de ，Zhōngguó chuántǒng de dàodéguān dōu yǒu tā hěn shíjì de yīmiàn ，dǎge bǐfāng ，rúguǒ fùmǔ yīnwèi xǐhuan dǔbó ér bùduàn xiàng nǐ yàoqián ，nǐ wèile mǎnzú tāmen ér xiǎngjìn bànfǎ nòng qián gěi tāmen ，nà bù shì xiàoshùn ，nà jiào “yúxiào ”。
It's not like that at all, all the moral values in Chinese tradition have their practical side, for example, if your parents continuously ask you for money because they like to gamble, and you do everything you can to give money to them to satisfy them, that's not called filial piety, it's just blind filial obedience.
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沉迷网络的青少年，有的是在家里感觉不到家庭的温暖，有的是在学校成绩不好感觉不到学习的乐趣，但游戏可以满足这些。”
chénmí Wǎngluò de qīngshàonián ，yǒudeshì zài jiālǐ gǎnjué bùdào jiātíng de wēnnuǎn ，yǒudeshì zài xuéxiào chéngjì bùhǎo gǎnjué bùdào xuéxí de lèqù ，dàn yóuxì kěyǐ mǎnzú zhèxiē 。”
Some teenagers lack family warmth while others who do not do well at school fail to experience the joy of learning. Mobile games can however satisfy these needs.
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没错，但这也是满足家长对学习的要求，谁不想要“最好的学习效果”呢。
méicuò ，dàn zhè yě shì mǎnzú jiāzhǎng duì xuéxí de yāoqiú ，shéi bù xiǎngyào “zuìhǎo de xuéxí xiàoguǒ ”ne 。
That's right, but this was also done to satisfy the demands of parents towards study, who doesn't want the most efficient form of study?
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无论生活再苦，只要看到孩子的笑容，就觉得满足了。
wúlùn shēnghuó zài kǔ ，zhǐyào kàndào háizi de xiàoróng ，jiù juéde mǎnzú le 。
However hard life may be, seeing your children smile will always give you a feeling of satisfaction.
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这种人情世故最麻烦了，又要满足别人期望，又要考虑到自身的经济状况，真是两难，但我觉得这种话也别太放在心上，包红包还是应该要量力而为呀！
zhèzhǒng rénqíng shìgù zuì máfan le ，yòu yào mǎnzú biérén qīwàng ，yòu yào kǎolǜ dào zìshēnde jīngjì zhuàngkuàng ，zhēn shì liǎng nán ，dàn wǒ juéde zhèzhǒng huà yě bié tài fàng zàixīnshàng ，bāo hóngbāo háishì yīnggāi yào liànglìérwèi ya ！
Dealing with people is always difficult, as you have to meet other people's expectations, but you also have to think about your own financial status, it's a real conundrum, but I think you shouldn't take it personally, you should just give within your capacity!
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