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HSK 3

满意

satisfied; pleased

adjectiveneutral
满
mǎn3rd tone
意
yì4th tone

HSK level

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Pinyin
mǎnyì
Part of speech
adjective
Level
HSK 3
Strokes
26
Register
neutral

Stroke order for 满意

满意 is written with 26 strokes (满: 13, 意: 13). The animation replays automatically.

What does 满意 mean?

满意 (mǎnyì) means 'satisfied,' 'pleased,' or 'content,' usually with how something turned out — a product, a service, a result, someone's work.

It's a state-of-mind adjective: 我很满意 = 'I'm very satisfied.' To say what you are satisfied with, use 对…满意: 我对这个结果很满意 ('I'm satisfied with this result'). The negation is 不满意 ('dissatisfied').

Two contrasts with English: first, 满意 describes a judgment about quality or outcome, not a feeling like 'happy' — for 'I feel happy' use 高兴 or 开心. Second, 满意 is more about meeting expectations than feeling joyful — a customer might say 我很满意 about a hotel room without any emotion in their voice. Literally 满 ('full') + 意 ('intention/wish') = 'your wishes have been filled.'

Character by character

满mǎnfull; filled
+
意yìintention; meaning; wish
=
满意

Memory hook: 满 (full) + 意 (wish) = 'your wishes are filled' = satisfied.

Example sentences

我对这家饭店很满意。

Wǒ duì zhè jiā fàndiàn hěn mǎnyì.

I'm very satisfied with this restaurant.

neutral

老师对我们的成绩很满意。

Lǎoshī duì wǒmen de chéngjì hěn mǎnyì.

The teacher is very pleased with our grades.

neutral

你满意现在的工作吗？

Nǐ mǎnyì xiànzài de gōngzuò ma?

Are you satisfied with your current job?

spoken

他对自己的表现不太满意。

Tā duì zìjǐ de biǎoxiàn bú tài mǎnyì.

He isn't very satisfied with his own performance.

neutral

希望您满意我们的服务。

Xīwàng nín mǎnyì wǒmen de fúwù.

We hope you are satisfied with our service.

polite

Common phrases with 满意

很满意hěn mǎnyìvery satisfied
不满意bù mǎnyìnot satisfied
对…满意duì… mǎnyìsatisfied with...
满意的答案mǎnyì de dá'àna satisfactory answer
感到满意gǎndào mǎnyìto feel satisfied

Synonyms

满足mǎnzú

满足 means 'content / satisfied with what one has' — a deeper sense of having enough, often about life or basic needs. 满意 is about a specific result or service meeting expectations. 对生活满足 = content with life; 对成绩满意 = pleased with the grade.

高兴gāoxìng

高兴 is 'happy / pleased' as an emotion. 满意 is a judgment that something is good enough. You can be 满意 without smiling; 高兴 always implies positive emotion.

Don't confuse 满意 with

同意tóngyì

同意 means 'to agree' — to share an opinion or approve a plan. 满意 means 'to be satisfied' with a result. Both share 意, but 同意 is an active decision while 满意 is a passive evaluation.

愿意yuànyì

愿意 means 'to be willing' — willing to do something. 满意 is about how you feel after the fact. 我愿意帮你 = 'I'm willing to help you'; 我满意你的帮助 = 'I'm satisfied with your help.'

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