浓浓的 (nóng nóng de) — very thick, rich, dense (of liquid, color, smell); deep, strong (of emotion, atmosphere)

Definition

Reduplicated form of 浓, intensifying the meaning: 'very thick / strong / deep' (color, smell, fog, feelings). Used as a descriptive modifier before or after the noun with 的.

adjective
very thickrichdense (of liquid, color, smell)deepstrong (of emotion, atmosphere)

Examples

  • 浓浓的，。
    Zhè bēi kā fēi nóng nóng de de, hē qǐ lái hěn tí shén.
    This cup of coffee is very strong; drinking it really wakes you up.
  • 浓浓的，。
    Mā ma duì wǒ de ài shì nóng nóng de de, yǒng yuǎn bú biàn.
    My mother's love for me is deep and everlasting.
  • 浓浓的，。
    Qīng chén de wù qì nóng nóng de de, kàn bù qīng yuǎn chù de shān.
    The morning fog is so thick that you can't see the distant mountains clearly.

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.

浓浓very thick
浓nóngthick浓nóngthick
重叠Reduplication
的dedescriptive feel

浓 is repeated to intensify thickness, and 的 completes the descriptive feel.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 濃; 浓 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
農
農nóng濃nóng
Same sound today

The traditional form 濃 has 氵 as water and 農 as the sound part; this is the form described here.

Open 浓 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 濃; 浓 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
農
農nóng濃nóng
Same sound today

The traditional form 濃 has 氵 as water and 農 as the sound part; this is the form described here.

Open 浓 →

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.

Open 的 →

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