软塌塌 (ruǎn tā tā) — soft and limp; weak and saggy

Definition

A vivid AA-style adjective for things that are soft, limp, and sagging (a deflated pillow, a tired shoulder, stale cake). It is a bound descriptive phrase, not a stand-alone predicate — always followed by 的.

bound form

soft and limpweak and saggy

Examples

软塌塌，。
Zhè ge zhěn tou ruǎn tā tā de, shuì qǐ lái bù shū fu.
This pillow is soft and saggy; it's uncomfortable to sleep on.
软塌塌。
Tā lèi dé jiān bǎng dōu ruǎn tā tā de le.
He's so tired that his shoulders are all droopy.
，软塌塌。
Dàn gāo fàng le yì tiān, yǐ jīng biàn de ruǎn tā tā de le.
The cake has been sitting out for a day and has become soft and collapsed.

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