Definition
皱巴巴 is an ABB-style reduplicated adjective (皱 + 巴巴) that vividly describes something crumpled, wrinkled, or creased. It's colloquial and more expressive than the single character 皱. You can use it for clothes, paper, skin, or any surface that looks wrinkled or messy.
r.f.
crumpledwrinkled (describing the state of cloth, paper, skin, etc., often in a messy or untidy way)
Examples
- 皱巴巴，。Tā de chènshān zhòu bā bā de, kàn qǐlai méi yùn guò.His shirt is crumpled; it looks like it hasn't been ironed.
- 皱巴巴，。Zhè zhāng zhǐ bèi róu de zhòu bā bā de, bù néng yòng le.This paper has been crumpled up so badly it can't be used.
- 皱巴巴，。Lǎo rén de liǎn shàng bù mǎn zhòu bā bā de zhòuwén, dàn xiàoróng hěn wēnnuǎn.The old man's face is covered in wrinkled creases, but his smile is warm.
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