亮晶晶 (liàng jīng jīng) — glittering; sparkling | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

glitteringsparkling

Examples

亮晶晶，。
Yè kōng zhōng de xīng xing liàng jīng jīng de, fēi cháng měi lì.
The stars in the night sky are sparkling, very beautiful.
亮晶晶。
Tā de xiàng liàn shàng xiāng zhe liàng jīng jīng de zuàn shí.
Her necklace is set with sparkling diamonds.
亮晶晶。
Yǔ hòu de shù yè shàng guà mǎn le liàng jīng jīng de shuǐ zhū.
After the rain, the leaves are covered with glittering water droplets.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

亮liàngbright

晶晶sparkling

晶jīngsparkling晶jīngsparkling

重叠Reduplication

亮 provides brightness, while 晶晶 suggests a sparkling, glittering appearance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

人人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng亮liàng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

亮 combines 人 (person) with 京, and the 京 part shows a tower body.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

晶 is drawn as three suns placed together, giving a picture of bright light.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

晶 is drawn as three suns placed together, giving a picture of bright light.

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