亮晶晶 (liàng jīng jīng) — glittering; sparkling

Definition

verb
glitteringsparkling

Examples

  • 亮晶晶,。
    Yè kōng zhōng de xīng xing liàng jīng jīng de, fēi cháng měi lì.
    The stars in the night sky are sparkling, very beautiful.
  • 亮晶晶。
    Tā de xiàng liàn shàng xiāng zhe liàng jīng jīng de zuàn shí.
    Her necklace is set with sparkling diamonds.
  • 亮晶晶。
    Yǔ hòu de shù yè shàng guà mǎn le liàng jīng jīng de shuǐ zhū.
    After the rain, the leaves are covered with glittering water droplets.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

亮liàngbright
晶晶sparkling
晶jīngsparkling晶jīngsparkling
重叠Reduplication

亮 provides brightness, while 晶晶 suggests a sparkling, glittering appearance.

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.

Open 亮 →

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

晶 is drawn as three suns placed together, giving a picture of bright light.

Open 晶 →

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

晶 is drawn as three suns placed together, giving a picture of bright light.

Open 晶 →
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