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厚厚的 (hòu hòu de) — very thick, thick and substantial (describing objects or layers)

Definition

Reduplicated form of 厚, used as an adjective to mean 'very thick' (layers, books, coats). The 的 is required when used predicatively or attributively before a noun.

adjective
very thickthick and substantial (describing objects or layers)

Examples

  • 厚厚的，。
    Zhè běn shū hòu hòu de, yǒu wǔ bǎi duō yè.
    This book is very thick, over five hundred pages.
  • 厚厚的。
    Dōng tiān yào chuān yí jiàn hòu hòu de dà yī.
    In winter you need to wear a thick coat.
  • 厚厚的。
    Dì shàng jī le yī céng hòu hòu de xuě.
    A thick layer of snow has accumulated on the ground.

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.

厚厚thick
厚hòuthick厚hòuthick
重叠Reduplication
的de

厚 means thick; the doubled 厚 with 的 gives a vivid sense of great thickness.

Characters in this word

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

  • 厂厂chǎngcliff; cave on a cliff
  • 𣆪𣆪𣆪jug

The shape of 厚 puts 𣆪, a jug, beneath 厂, a cliff or cave.

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

  • 厂厂chǎngcliff; cave on a cliff
  • 𣆪𣆪𣆪jug

The shape of 厚 puts 𣆪, a jug, beneath 厂, a cliff or cave.

Open 厚 →

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
白白báiwhite
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
勺sháo的de
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

的 pairs 白, related to white or brightness, with 勺, which gives a clue to the sound. Its older form 旳 meant bright.

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