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兜兜 (dōu dou) — undergarment covering the chest and abdomen (e.g., a baby's bib); pocket (small bag or pouch sewn into clothing)

Definition

兜兜 (dōudou) is colloquial baby-talk for 'bib' (an undergarment covering a baby's chest) or a small 'pocket'. The pocket sense comes from treating the clothing's pocket as a little pouch.

noun
undergarment covering the chest and abdomen (e.g., a baby's bib)pocket (small bag or pouch sewn into clothing)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 兜兜，。
    Bǎo bao chuān zhuó yí gè dōu dou, pà nòng zāng yī fu.
    The baby is wearing a bib to avoid getting clothes dirty.
  • 兜兜。
    Tā bǎ shǒu jī fàng jìn dōu dou lǐ le.
    He put his phone into the pocket.
  • 兜兜。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu yǒu liǎng gè dōu dou.
    This piece of clothing has two pockets.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

兜dōupocket
兜dōupocket

The repeated 兜 refers to a pocket or covering, giving a small pouch or baby's chest cover.

Characters in this word

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

  • 𠑹𠑹𠑹cover
  • 皃皃màohead

兜 combines 𠑹, a cover, with 皃, a head, to picture a helmet.

Open 兜 →

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

  • 𠑹𠑹𠑹cover
  • 皃皃màohead

兜 combines 𠑹, a cover, with 皃, a head, to picture a helmet.

Open 兜 →
Appears in
Clothing

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