一股股 (yī gǔ gǔ) — (measure word, reduplicated) stream after stream; one after another; successive flows or gusts

Definition

Reduplicated 一股 — a measure word for streams, puffs, or flows — meaning 'one stream after another'. Pairs with things that move in waves (smoke, scent, warmth).

numeral
(measure word, reduplicated) stream after streamone after anothersuccessive flows or gusts

Examples

  • 一股股。
    yī gǔ gǔ Nóng yān cóng chuāng hu lǐ mào chū lái.
    Stream after stream of thick smoke came out of the window.
  • 一股股，。
    yī gǔ gǔ Xiāng wèi piāo guò lái, ràng rén zhí liú kǒu shuǐ.
    One after another, wafts of fragrance drifted over, making people drool.
  • 一股股。
    Tā gǎn dào yī gǔ gǔ nuǎn liú yǒng shàng xīn tóu.
    He felt wave after wave of warmth surge into his heart.

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
股股
股gǔstream股gǔstream

一 adds one and 股 appears twice, giving a sense of successive streams.

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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 股, the left 肉 marks the body. The right side, now written 殳, comes from 夃, an old form for thigh, and gives the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 股, the left 肉 marks the body. The right side, now written 殳, comes from 夃, an old form for thigh, and gives the sound.

Open 股 →

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