破破烂烂 (pò pò làn làn) — tattered, shabby, dilapidated (vivid reduplicated form)
Definition
A vivid, colloquial reduplicated form meaning 'tattered and shabby' — more emphatic and informal than plain 破烂, used for clothes, houses, or things falling apart.
bound form
tatteredshabbydilapidated (vivid reduplicated form)
Examples
- 破破烂烂，。Tā chuān zhuó yí jiàn pò pò làn làn de yī fu, kàn qǐ lái hěn jiǔ méi huàn le.He was wearing a tattered shirt that looked like it hadn't been changed in a long time.
- 破破烂烂，。Zhè dòng lǎo fáng zi yǐ jīng pò pò làn làn, méi rén yuàn yì zhù.This old house is already dilapidated; no one wants to live in it.
- 破破烂烂。Nà xiē pò pò làn làn de wán jù dōu bèi rēng diào le.Those shabby toys were all thrown away.
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