斑斑 (bān bān) — full of stains or spots; mottled, speckled
Definition
Bound-form reduplicative used before a noun to mean 'streaked/speckled with'. Almost always appears as 斑斑点点 (full of spots/marks) — it is not used alone as a predicate.
bound form
full of stains or spotsmottledspeckled
Examples
- 斑斑,。Tā de yī fu shàng xuè jì bān bān, yí kàn jiù zhī dào shòu le shāng.His clothes were covered in bloodstains — you could tell at a glance that he was injured.
- 斑斑,。Qiáng shàng bān bān diǎn diǎn, yǐ jīng hěn jiǔ méi yǒu fěn shuā le.The wall is speckled all over; it hasn't been painted for a long time.
- 斑斑,。Tā liǎn shàng lèi hén bān bān, kū dé hěn shāng xīn.Her face was streaked with tears — she was crying very sadly.
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