痴痴 (chī chī) — foolishly; in a dazed manner; absorbedly; with rapt attention

Definition

痴痴 is an adverbial bound form meaning 'in a daze / rapt' — it always takes the 地 particle to modify a verb (e.g. 痴痴地看). Use it to describe someone staring blankly or lost in thought, not for general foolishness.

bound form
foolishlyin a dazed mannerabsorbedlywith rapt attention

Examples

  • 痴痴，。
    Tā chī chī de kàn zhe chuāng wài, bù zhī dào zài xiǎng shén me.
    She stared absorbedly out the window, lost in thought.
  • 痴痴，。
    Tā chī chī de chóng fù zhe tóng yí gè wèn tí, ràng rén dān xīn.
    He kept foolishly repeating the same question, which was worrying.
  • 痴痴，。
    Lǎo rén chī chī de zuò zài gōng yuán de cháng yǐ shàng, yí dòng bú dòng.
    The old man sat dazedly on the park bench, not moving an inch.

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.

痴chīfoolish
痴chīfoolish

痴 is repeated to express a foolish or absorbed manner.

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