# 心满意足

xīn mǎn yì zú

Feel fully content with what one has or achieves

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** The heart is pleased and wishes are satisfied

**Traditional Chinese:** 心滿意足

**Register:** General · spoken & written

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## When to use it

Describe a feeling of contentment after a welcome experience or result.

It expresses personal satisfaction rather than an objective standard of perfection.

## The image & its use

A simple experience can provide a strong feeling of contentment. Someone may finish a useful piece of work, enjoy a meal with friends, or find a book they have long wanted to read. This expression describes the sense that the person's wishes have been adequately met. The result need not be elaborate or flawless. Naming what brought the satisfaction makes the feeling understandable, and it reminds the reader that different people can be content with different outcomes.

## Examples

找到想读的书后，她心满意足地回家了。

### Traditional Chinese

找到想讀的書後，她心滿意足地回家了。

zhǎo dào xiǎng dú de shū hòu ， tā xīn mǎn yì zú dì huí jiā le 。

She went home content after finding the book she wanted.

模型终于完成，他感到心满意足。

### Traditional Chinese

模型終於完成，他感到心滿意足。

mó xíng zhōng yú wán chéng ， tā gǎn dào xīn mǎn yì zú 。

He felt fully satisfied when the model was complete.

和朋友聊了一下午，我们都心满意足。

### Traditional Chinese

和朋友聊了一下午，我們都心滿意足。

hé péng yǒu liáo le yí xià wǔ ， wǒ men dōu xīn mǎn yì zú 。

After an afternoon talking with friends, we all felt content.

这顿简单的午餐让他心满意足。

### Traditional Chinese

這頓簡單的午餐讓他心滿意足。

zhè dùn jiǎn dān de wǔ cān ràng tā xīn mǎn yì zú 。

The simple lunch left him thoroughly satisfied.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 7, 2026.

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=1335&webMd=1&la=0)

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E5%BF%83%E6%BB%BF%E6%84%8F%E8%B6%B3)

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