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漂漂亮亮 (piào piào liang liang) — (adj. reduplicated) very beautiful, bright and attractive

Definition

Reduplicated form of 漂亮 — intensifies 'pretty / attractive', used like an adjective or adverb (e.g. 打扮得漂漂亮亮). More vivid and emphatic than plain 漂亮.

bound form
(adj. reduplicated) very beautifulbright and attractive

Examples

  • 漂漂亮亮。
    Tā jīn tiān dǎ bàn dé piào piào liang liang de.
    She is dressed up very beautifully today.
  • 漂漂亮亮，。
    Xīn fáng bù zhì dé piào piào liang liang, kè rén lái le dōu kuā.
    The new house was decorated beautifully, and all the guests praised it.
  • ，漂漂亮亮。
    Hái zi men chuān shàng xīn yī fu, yí gè gè piào piào liang liang de.
    The children put on new clothes and each one looked very pretty.

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.

漂漂
漂piāopretty漂piāopretty
亮亮
亮liàngbright亮liàngbright

The 漂 and 亮 are said twice, making pretty and bright feel stronger and more vivid.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
票
票piào漂piǎo
Same sound today

漂 pairs 氵 (water) with 票, which gives its sound.

Open 漂 →

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
票
票piào漂piǎo
Same sound today

漂 pairs 氵 (water) with 票, which gives its sound.

Open 漂 →

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
人人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng亮liàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

亮 combines 人 (person) with 京, and the 京 part shows a tower body.

Open 亮 →

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
人人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng亮liàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

亮 combines 人 (person) with 京, and the 京 part shows a tower body.

Open 亮 →
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