湿淋淋 (shī lín lín) — drenched, soaking wet (descriptive adjective)
Definition
A vivid reduplicated adjective describing something thoroughly soaked and dripping wet. As a 离合词-style bound form (ABAB pattern: 湿淋湿淋), it only appears with 的/地 or in reduplication — never alone as a predicate.
bound form
drenchedsoaking wet (descriptive adjective)
Examples
- 湿淋淋。Tā quán shēn bèi yǔ lín dé shī lín lín de.He was soaked all over from the rain.
- ，湿淋淋。Gāng xǐ wán zǎo, tā tóu fa hái shì shī lín lín de.After just showering, her hair is still soaking wet.
- ，湿淋淋。Yùn dòng hòu tā mǎn tóu dà hàn, yī fu shī lín lín de.After exercise, he was sweating heavily and his clothes were soaking wet.
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