亮亮的 (liàng liàng de) — bright and shiny; glittering; (of eyes) bright and lively

Definition

Reduplicated adjective describing a clear, bright, sparkling look (eyes, surfaces, lights) — intensifies 亮 with a vivid, lively feel rather than just 'bright'.

adjective
bright and shinyglittering(of eyes) bright and lively

Examples

  • 亮亮的，。
    Tiān shàng de xīng xing liàng liàng de de, xiàng zuàn shí yí yàng.
    The stars in the sky are bright and shiny, like diamonds.
  • 亮亮的，。
    Tā nà shuāng yǎn jing liàng liàng de de, chōng mǎn le xī wàng.
    Her eyes were bright and lively, full of hope.
  • ，亮亮的。
    Yáng guāng zhào zài xuě dì shàng, dào chù dōu liàng liàng de de.
    The sunlight shone on the snow, and it was bright and glittering everywhere.

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.

亮亮
亮liàngbright亮liàngbright
的de

亮 carries brightness; the doubled 亮亮 gives a vivid, shining sense; 的 only holds the description together and adds no brightness.

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
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.

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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
白白báiwhite
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
勺sháo的de
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

的 pairs 白, related to white or brightness, with 勺, which gives a clue to the sound. Its older form 旳 meant bright.

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