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舒舒服服 (shū shū fú fú) — comfortable and relaxed (colloquial, reduplicated form of 舒服, emphasizing the state)

Definition

Reduplicated form of 舒服 used as an adverbial (often before 地) meaning 'comfortably and at ease' — emphasizes an ongoing, unhurried state rather than a simple feeling of comfort.

bound form
comfortable and relaxed (colloquial, reduplicated form of 舒服, emphasizing the state)

Examples

  • 舒舒服服。
    Wǒ xiǎng zài jiā shū shū fú fú dì xiū xi yì tiān.
    I want to rest comfortably at home for a day.
  • 舒舒服服，。
    Zhè ge zhōu mò tā guò dé shū shū fú fú, shén me yě méi zuò.
    He had a comfortably relaxed weekend without doing anything.
  • 舒舒服服。
    Tā shū shū fú fú dì tǎng zài shā fā shàng kàn diàn shì.
    She lay comfortably on the sofa watching TV.

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.

舒舒comfortable
舒shūcomfortable舒shūcomfortable
服服at ease
服fúat ease服fúat ease

舒舒服服 doubles 舒 and 服 to stress a comfortable, relaxed state.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
舍舍shè
Sound part声符shēngfú
予
予yǔ舒shū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

舒 is made from 舍 and 予: 舍 supplies the meaning, while 予 supplies the sound.

Open 舒 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
舍舍shè
Sound part声符shēngfú
予
予yǔ舒shū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

舒 is made from 舍 and 予: 舍 supplies the meaning, while 予 supplies the sound.

Open 舒 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
凡凡fántray
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠬝
𠬝𠬝服fú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.

Open 服 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
凡凡fántray
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠬝
𠬝𠬝服fú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.

Open 服 →

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