一桩桩 (yī zhuāng zhuāng) — (classifier reduplication) one by one; a series of (matters, events, cases)

Definition

Reduplicated classifier 一桩桩 means 'one case/event after another' — emphasizes a long series of individual matters. Pairs with 事情, 案件, 往事, etc. The base 桩 is a classifier for matters or deals.

numeral
(classifier reduplication) one by onea series of (matters, events, cases)

Examples

  • 一桩桩。
    Tā jiǎng le yī zhuāng zhuāng wǎng shì.
    He told one story after another from the past.
  • 一桩桩。
    yī zhuāng zhuāng Àn jiàn dōu xū yào zǐ xì diào chá.
    Every single case needs careful investigation.
  • 一桩桩，。
    yī zhuāng zhuāng Shì qing jiā zài yì qǐ, ràng tā hěn fán nǎo.
    All these matters piled up and made him very worried.

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.

一yīone
桩桩matters
桩zhuāngmatter桩zhuāngmatter
重叠Reduplication

一 means one, and 桩桩 repeats 桩 to suggest individual matters or events in a series.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 桩 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 桩 →

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