微微 (wēi wēi) — slight; faint; gentle
Definition
微微 is the reduplicated 'slightly, faintly' (a smile, a breeze, a chill) — gentler and more literary than 微 alone, and softer than 轻微 (trivial) or 微弱 (feeble/weak).
slightfaintgentle
Examples
- 微微，。Tā wēi wēi yí xiào, méi yǒu shuō huà.She gave a faint smile and didn't say anything.
- 微微。Hú miàn shàng wēi wēi fàn qǐ lián yī.Ripples gently spread across the lake's surface.
- 。Tā gǎn dào wēi wēi de liáng yì.He felt a slight chill.
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