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美美 (měi měi) — (adverb) to one's heart's content; soundly; beautifully (dressed, decorated, etc.)

Definition

美美 (měi měi) means 'thoroughly, to one's heart's content' — used as an adverb before a verb (often with 地) to stress doing something fully and enjoyably (sleep, eat, decorate).

adverb
to one's heart's contentsoundlybeautifully (dressed, decorated, etc.)

Examples

  • 美美。
    Tā zuó tiān měi měi dì shuì le yí jiào.
    She had a sound sleep yesterday.
  • 美美。
    Wǒ men měi měi dì chī le yí dùn huǒ guō.
    We enjoyed a hearty hotpot meal.
  • 美美。
    Fáng jiān bèi měi měi dì zhuāng shì le yì fān.
    The room was beautifully decorated.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

美měibeautiful
美měibeautiful

美 means beautiful or good, and the two 美 together picture something beautifully or to one's heart's content.

Characters in this word

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

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

Open 美 →

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

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

Open 美 →
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