满当当

滿當當
mǎndāngdāng
adjective #62,139

Meanings

  1. 1 brim-full
  2. 2 completely packed
  3. 3 filled to the top

Examples

Tā bǎ xínglǐxiāng sāi de mǎndāngdāng de.
She stuffed the suitcase brim-full.
Zhōumò de rìchéng mǎndāngdāng, lián chīfàn de shíjiān dōu méi yǒu.
The weekend schedule is packed solid — there isn't even time to eat.

Tips

grammar
ABB-pattern descriptive: 'full' + reduplicated 当当 (an onomatopoeic / intensifying suffix). The structure + 当当 makes the adjective vivid and casual. Other ABB cousins: 满满当当 (extra emphatic, four-character), 沉甸甸 'heavy-heavy', 香喷喷 'fragrant-fragrant'. Almost always used with in attributive position.

Stroke Order

mǎn
dāng