Definition
湿漉漉 is a vivid reduplicated adjective (ABB pattern) that describes something soaking wet, dripping, or clammy to the touch. It's more expressive than just 湿, adding a sense of palpable moisture — like clothes after rain, hair after swimming, or a ground still wet from washing. You can use it as a predicate (地上湿漉漉的) or attributively (湿漉漉的头发).
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dripping wetclammydamp (vivid descriptor)
Examples
- ，湿漉漉。Xià le yì tiān yǔ, dì shàng shī lù lù de.It rained all day, and the ground is dripping wet.
- 湿漉漉。Tā chuān zhe shī lù lù de yīfu pǎo jìn le wūzi.He ran into the house wearing soaking wet clothes.
- ，湿漉漉，。Xǐ wán zǎo, tóufa hái shì shī lù lù de, děi chuīgān.After showering, my hair is still clammy; I need to blow-dry it.
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