甜蜜蜜 (tián mì mì) — very sweet; sweet (as a taste or feeling) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Reduplication of 甜 (sweet) and 蜜 (honey) used for an intensely sweet taste or an overwhelmingly warm, loving feeling. Often pairs with 的 after a noun (心里甜蜜蜜的) to describe a cozy emotional state.

adjective

very sweetsweet (as a taste or feeling)

Examples

甜蜜蜜，。
Zhè dàn gāo tián mì mì de, zhēn hǎo chī.
This cake is very sweet, really delicious.
，甜蜜蜜。
Tīng dào nǐ de shēng yīn, wǒ xīn lǐ tián mì mì de.
Hearing your voice, my heart feels sweet.
《甜蜜蜜》。
Dèng lì jūn de 《tián mì mì》 shì jīng diǎn lǎo gē.
Teresa Teng's 'Sweet Sweet' is a classic old song.

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.

蜜蜜honey-like

蜜mìhoney蜜mìhoney

重叠Reduplication

甜 gives sweetness, while 蜜蜜 adds an intensified honey-like impression.

Characters in this word

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

舌甘甜

舌舌shétongue
甘甘gānsweet

甜 puts 舌 (tongue) next to 甘 (sweet), showing sweetness as something the tongue perceives.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宓虫蜜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

虫虫chónginsect

Sound part声符shēngfú

宓

宓mì蜜mì

Same sound today

蜜 is built from 虫, an insect, and 宓, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宓虫蜜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

虫虫chónginsect

Sound part声符shēngfú

宓

宓mì蜜mì

Same sound today

蜜 is built from 虫, an insect, and 宓, which gives the sound.

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