赤条条 (chì tiáo tiáo) — stark naked, completely naked (often in literary or descriptive contexts)
Definition
A vivid literary adverbial state meaning 'stark naked, with not a stitch on' — used in descriptive or narrative writing to emphasize complete nakedness, not in neutral everyday speech.
verb
stark nakedcompletely naked (often in literary or descriptive contexts)
Examples
- ，赤条条。Tā tuō guāng yī fu, chì tiáo tiáo dì tiào jìn hé lǐ.He took off all his clothes and jumped into the river stark naked.
- 赤条条。Nà ge qǐ gài chì tiáo tiáo dì tǎng zài lù biān.That beggar lay stark naked by the roadside.
- 赤条条，。chì tiáo tiáo Dì zhàn zài zhòng rén miàn qián, tā gǎn dào fēi cháng gān gà.Standing stark naked in front of the crowd, he felt very embarrassed.
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