香香 (xiāng xiāng) — (colloquial) delicious, tasty; (colloquial) sound (of sleep), deeply and peacefully
Definition
Adverbial reduplication marker (xx式) meaning 'nicely and ∼ly'. With a verb like 吃/睡 it means 'taste really good' or 'sleep deeply and peacefully'.
bound form
(colloquial) delicioustasty(colloquial) sound (of sleep)deeply and peacefully
Examples
- 香香！Mā ma zuò de cài zhēn xiāng xiāng!Mom's cooking is really delicious!
- 香香。Bǎo bao shuì dé hěn xiāng xiāng.The baby is sleeping soundly.
- 香香。Zhè wǎn miàn chī qǐ lái xiāng xiāng de.This bowl of noodles tastes delicious.
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