湿乎乎 (shī hū hū) — damp; moist; humid (describing a sticky, wet feeling)

Definition

A vivid, colloquial adjective for a sticky-damp or clammy feel — typically on skin or fabric. Stronger and more sensory than plain 湿 ('wet'); 比 潮湿 emphasizes the uncomfortable sticky sensation rather than ambient moisture.

bound form
dampmoisthumid (describing a sticky, wet feeling)

Examples

  • ，湿乎乎。
    Wài miàn gāng xià guò yǔ, dì shàng shī hū hū de.
    It just rained outside, and the ground is damp.
  • 湿乎乎，。
    Zhè zhǒng tiān qì ràng rén quán shēn shī hū hū de, hěn bù shū fu.
    This kind of weather makes you feel all damp and sticky — very uncomfortable.
  • 湿乎乎。
    Tā de yī fu bèi yǔ lín dé shī hū hū de.
    His clothes got soaked by the rain and are damp and sticky.

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.

湿shīdamp
乎乎sticky wet feel
乎hū乎hū
重叠Reduplication

湿 means damp, and 乎乎 adds a sticky, wet feel.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 湿 →

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

  • 丂丂kǎobranch

The old 乎 paired an element for wind or air with 丂, a branch used as a sound part, and was the original form of the word for 'to call; to cry'.

Open 乎 →

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

  • 丂丂kǎobranch

The old 乎 paired an element for wind or air with 丂, a branch used as a sound part, and was the original form of the word for 'to call; to cry'.

Open 乎 →

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