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Chinese Idiom | Perfectly Content - 心满意足Xīn mǎn yì zú

Chinese idioms, known as 成语 (chéngyǔ) are fixed phrases that are mostly composed of 4 Chinese characters. These idioms are an important part of day to day life in China and their meanings are based on the historical texts from which they were created.




Perfectly content


心 满 意足
Xīn mǎn yì zú



xīn lǐ  fēi cháng mǎn zú 

心 里 非 常 满足



【 How do we use it? 

Example 1



Rú guǒ xiàn zài wǒ kě yǐ chī yì kǒu dàn gāo,


如果现在我可以吃一口蛋糕,
Now if I could just eat one bite of cake,

Wǒ jiù xīn mǎn yì zú le.

我就心满意足了。
I would feel perfectly content.





Example 2


Wǒ dé le dì'èr míng,


我得了第二名,
I got second place, 




Dàn shì wǒ xīn mǎn yì zú le.
但是我心满意足了。
but I'm still very satisfied.



Example 3



Yàoshì yǒu yìbēi nǎichá jiù xīnmǎnyìzú le!


要是有一杯奶茶就心满意足了!
If only I had a cup of milk tea, I would be perfectly content!




Example 4


Zhè xiē nián lái nǐ duì wǒ zhè yàng hǎo,

这些年来你对我这样好,
 You have been so good to me all these years,


Wǒ yǐ jīng xīn mǎn yì zú le.
我已经心满意足了。
I am already perfectly satisfied.

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