样样 (yàng yàng) — all kinds, every kind, every aspect

Definition

A bound form meaning 'every kind' or 'every aspect' — used before a verb (often with 都) to emphasize that ALL items or aspects are true. Always reduplicated; never used alone.

bound form

all kindsevery kindevery aspect

Examples

样样。
Tā yàng yàng dōu huì.
He knows how to do everything.
样样。
Zhè ge diàn de cài yàng yàng hǎo chī.
Every dish at this restaurant is delicious.
样样。
Wǒ duì zhè lǐ de fú wù yàng yàng mǎn yì.
I'm satisfied with every aspect of the service here.

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.

样yàngkind

"样" (kind) gives the sense of each kind; "样样" covers all kinds or aspects.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

木羕樣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

羕

羕yàng樣yàng

Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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