齐齐 (qí qí) — (reduplicated form) neat, uniform, orderly; (adverb) all together, in unison

Definition

齐齐 (jì) is a bound form meaning 'all together' or 'in neat order', used mainly as an adverb or reduplicated adverbial. Common in formal/written Chinese; not a standalone word.

bound form
(reduplicated form) neatuniformorderly
adverb
all togetherin unison

Examples

  • 齐齐。
    Tóng xué men qí qí dì zuò zài jiào shì lǐ.
    The students sat neatly in the classroom.
  • 齐齐。
    Dà jiā qí qí zhàn qǐ lái gǔ zhǎng.
    Everyone stood up and applauded in unison.
  • 齐齐。
    Duì wu pái dé qí qí de.
    The line was arranged very neatly.

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.

齐qíeven
齐qíeven

Repeating 齐 expresses neatness or uniformity, or doing something all together.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 齊; 齐 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 齊 pictures multiple fruits or thorns neatly arranged; the simplified 齐 is a later shorthand.

Open 齐 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 齊; 齐 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 齊 pictures multiple fruits or thorns neatly arranged; the simplified 齐 is a later shorthand.

Open 齐 →

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