Chinese words starting with “man”
15 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable man. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 3 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial m · final an · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 4
- 3rd tone 2
- 4th tone 9
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 满足mǎn zúHSK 3
to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content
- 慢慢màn mànHSK 3
slowly
- 满意mǎn yìHSK 2
satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
All 15 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 满 | mǎn | a,v,d,b | to fill; full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; to reach the limit; to satisfy; satisfied; contented | |
| 2 | 慢 | màn | a,ad | slow | |
| 3 | 蛮 | mán | d,a | barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless | |
| 4 | 漫画 | màn huà | n | caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga | |
| 5 | 漫长 | màn cháng | a | very long; endless | |
| 6 | 瞒 | mán | v | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 7 | 漫 | màn | v | free; unrestrained; to inundate | |
| 8 | 蔓延 | màn yán | v,vn | to extend; to spread | |
| 9 | 慢性 | màn xìng | b | slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) | |
| 10 | 埋怨 | mán yuàn | v,vn | to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame | |
| 11 | 满怀 | mǎn huái | v | to have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on; (of farm animals) heavy with young | |
| 12 | 慢慢来 | màn màn lái | v | take your time; take it easy | |
| 13 | 漫游 | màn yóu | vn,v | to travel around; to roam; (mobile telephony) roaming | |
| 14 | 馒头 | mán tou | n | steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread | |
| 15 | 慢车 | màn chē | n | local bus or train; slow train with many stops |
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