溢满 (yìmǎn): to overflow

Meanings

1 to overflow
2 to brim over
3 to be filled to overflowing

Characters

溢

Examples

茶水溢满了杯子。

Cháshuǐ yìmǎn le bēizi.

The tea overflowed the cup.

她的眼里溢满了泪水。

Tā de yǎn lǐ yìmǎn le lèishuǐ.

Her eyes brimmed over with tears.

Tips

memory

溢 (yì) = overflow + 满 (mǎn) = full. Both characters reinforce each other — the result is 'so full it spills'. Often used emotionally: 溢满幸福 (overflowing with happiness).

Stroke Order

溢 yì

满 mǎn

Related Words

满溢 mǎnyì

to be full to overflowing / to brim over; to be filled to the brim with

溢出 yìchū #21,845

to overflow / to spill over / (computing) overflow

充满 chōngmǎn HSK 3 #1,276

full of / brimming with / filled with

满身 mǎnshēn #11,290

covered all over / all over the body

满当当 mǎndāngdāng #62,139

brim-full / completely packed / filled to the top

溢 yì HSK 7 #15,500

to overflow / to spill over / to be brimming with

满满 mǎnmǎn #8,173

full; brimming / overflowing (with emotion, content, etc.)

草满囹圄 cǎomǎnlíngyǔ

lit. 'the prisons are overgrown with grass' — a metaphor for ideal governance: so few crimes are committed that the jails go unused and weeds take over

四溢 sìyì

to permeate the whole place (of a smell) / to overflow in all directions / to spread everywhere

长满 zhǎngmǎn

to grow all over / to be covered with (growth)