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足足 (zú zú) — fully, no less than (used before quantities to emphasize large amount or duration)

Definition

Bound adverb placed BEFORE a quantity or duration to emphasize it is surprisingly large — 'a full / no less than'. It highlights extent or amount, not intensity.

bound form
fullyno less than (used before quantities to emphasize large amount or duration)

Examples

  • 足足。
    Tā zú zú zǒu le sān gè xiǎo shí cái dào.
    He walked a full three hours before arriving.
  • 足足。
    Wǒ men zú zú děng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí de chē.
    We waited a full two hours for the bus.
  • 足足。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu zú zú huā le wǒ wǔ bǎi kuài.
    This piece of clothing cost me a full five hundred yuan.

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.

足zúfull
足zúfull

足 (full) as 足足 emphasizes that an amount is fully enough.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

足 was originally drawn as a leg.

Open 足 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

足 was originally drawn as a leg.

Open 足 →

Grammar

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Quantity & Amount

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