每每 (měi měi) — (literary adverb) often; invariably

Definition

Literary adverb meaning 'often / invariably' — stronger and more formal than the everyday 经常, used in writing rather than speech.

adverb

(literary adverb) ofteninvariably

Easily confused

美美měi měisound-alike(adverb) to one's heart's content; soundly; beautifully (dressed, decorated, etc.)

Examples

每每。
Tā měi měi huí yì qǐ tóng nián de shí guāng.
He often recalls the days of his childhood.
，每每。
Dú dào gǎn rén zhī chù, tā měi měi huì luò lèi.
When reading touching parts, she would invariably shed tears.
，每每。
Měi féng jiā jié, wǒ měi měi sī niàn yuǎn fāng de qīn rén.
Whenever a festival comes, I often miss my faraway family.

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.

每měievery

“每” (every) is repeated to give the sense of often or invariably.

Characters in this word

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

屮屮chè
母母mǔwoman

每 shows 母, a woman, with a top part resembling 屮. That part may represent a hairpin marking her as grown up, or a sprout marking her as ready to marry and have children.

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