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浓郁 (nóng yù) — rich, strong, intense (of fragrance, flavor, atmosphere)

Definition

浓郁 describes a strong, rich sensory quality — fragrance, flavor, or atmosphere. Like 浓厚, it stresses dense intensity, but 浓郁 is more literary and pairs especially with smell/taste.

adjective
richstrongintense (of fragrance, flavor, atmosphere)

Examples

  • 浓郁。
    Zhè píng hóng jiǔ wèi dào nóng yù.
    This bottle of red wine has a rich flavor.
  • 浓郁。
    Huā yuán lǐ piāo zhe nóng yù de huā xiāng.
    The garden is filled with a strong floral fragrance.
  • 浓郁。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng de nóng yù shēng huó qì xī ràng rén nán wàng.
    The film's rich atmosphere of life is unforgettable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

浓nóngdense
郁yùrich

浓 (dense) and 郁 (rich) combine to describe a strong, full fragrance or flavor.

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 濃; 浓 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
農
農nóng濃nóng
Same sound today

The traditional form 濃 has 氵 as water and 農 as the sound part; this is the form described here.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鬱; 郁 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 鬱 shows 林 (forest), 大 (standing person), and 勹 (leaning person), with people hiding in a lush forest; the simplified 郁 is a later abbreviation.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Flavors & Seasonings

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