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满堂灌 — Chinese Idiom

满堂灌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a didactic teaching method characterized by one-way lecturing, extensive information dumping, and rote memorization, often without fostering critical thinking or active student participation; a 'cramming' approach to education”.

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满堂灌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

满堂灌 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
满
mǎn14full, complete, satisfied
堂
táng11main hall or public building
灌
guàn21pour, irrigate, record

Example Sentence with 满堂灌

这种只注重知识灌输的满堂灌教学方式,很难培养学生的独立思考能力。
This 'full-classroom lecturing' teaching method, which solely focuses on knowledge delivery, makes it difficult to cultivate students' independent thinking abilities.

Idioms Related to 满堂灌

More idioms starting with 满

  • mǎn满bù不zài在hu乎completely unconcerned
  • mǎn满bù不zài在yì意completely disregard; not care at all
  • mǎn满kǒu口zhī之hū乎zhě者yě也speaking pedantically with archaic phrases
  • mǎn满yuán园chūn春sè色garden full of spring
  • mǎn满zuò坐jì寂rán然the entire audience is silent
  • mǎn满zuò坐fēng风shēng生captivating presence and radiant charm
  • mǎn满kēng坑mǎn满gǔ谷numerous and widespread
  • mǎn满chéng城táo桃lǐ李students everywhere
  • mǎn满chéng城fēng风yǔ雨widespread discussion and gossip
  • mǎn满táng堂hóng红all-round resounding success
  • mǎn满tiān天xīng星dǒu斗a sky full of stars
  • mǎn满tiān天fēi飞to be everywhere

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What does 满堂灌 mean?

满堂灌 (mǎn táng guàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a didactic teaching method characterized by one-way lecturing, extensive information dumping, and rote memorization, often without fostering critical thinking or active student participation; a 'cramming' approach to education”.

How do you pronounce 满堂灌?

满堂灌 is pronounced mǎn táng guàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 满堂灌?

一种填鸭式的教学方法。教师主观地将众多的教学内容在课堂上向学生灌输

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