松松 (sōng sōng) — (colloquial) loose, not tight (describing a sta…

Definition

Bound reduplicative form meaning 'loose, relaxed' (松的 de-adjectival) or 'loosely' as an adverb (∼地). Use 紧紧地 for the opposite sense of 'tightly'.

bound form

(colloquial) loosenot tight (describing a state)

adverb

looselyin a relaxed manner

松松。
Nǐ bǎ zhè ge shéng zi xì dé sōng sōng de jiù kě yǐ le.
You can tie this rope loosely – that's fine.
松松，。
Jīn tiān chuān dé sōng sōng de, gǎn jué hěn shū fu.
Today I'm dressed loosely, feeling very comfortable.
松松，。
Tā sōng sōng dì tǎng zài chuáng shàng, shén me dōu bù xiǎng.
He lay loosely on the bed, not thinking about anything.

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.

松松 uses 松 twice to suggest a loose, relaxed state.

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.

木公松

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

公

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.