沉甸甸 (chén diàn diàn) — heavy (with a sense of being laden or weighty; used for both physical and metaphorical weight)
Definition
A vivid reduplicated adjective for something heavy in the hand or on the shoulders, both literally (a laden bag) and figuratively (a weighty responsibility). Stronger and more pictorial than plain 重 or 沉重.
adjective
heavy (with a sense of being laden or weighty; used for both physical and metaphorical weight)
Examples
- 沉甸甸，。Zhè ge xiāng zi chén diàn diàn de, lǐ miàn zhuāng mǎn le shū.This box is heavy; it's full of books.
- 沉甸甸。Tā gǎn dào jiān shàng chén diàn diàn de zé rèn.He feels the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
- ，沉甸甸。Qiū tiān, shù shàng guà mǎn le chén diàn diàn de guǒ shí.In autumn, the trees are full of heavy fruit.
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