How to say “successful” in Chinese

圆满
yuánmǎn

successful, satisfactory (ending)

adjective · HSK 6 · topic “Judgments and extremes”

“Successful” in Chinese is 圆满, yuán mǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

圆满 is read yuán mǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yuán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
mǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

圆
yuán — circle; round

Outside, 囗 “enclosure”; inside, 员 yuán hints at the reading.

满
mǎn — full

On the left, 氵 “water”: filled to the brim.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “圆满”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 圆满. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我们圆满完成了任务wǒmenyuánmǎnwánchénglerènwuWe successfully completed the task.
  • 会议圆满结束了huìyìyuánmǎnjiéshùleThe meeting ended successfully.
  • 运动会圆满结束了yùndònghuìyuánmǎnjiéshùleThe sports meet ended successfully.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “successful” in Chinese?

“Successful” in Chinese is 圆满, pinyin yuánmǎn.

What does 圆满 mean?

圆满 (yuánmǎn) means “successful, satisfactory (ending)”.

How do you write 圆满?

圆满 is 2 characters: 圆 (yuán) — circle; round; 满 (mǎn) — full. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 圆满?

圆满 is read yuánmǎn. Tones: yuán — second tone, mǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“successful” in the lesson “First-class and rapid”

This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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