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丝丝

絲絲
sīsī
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 fine and thin, strand by strand
  2. 2 a faint trace of; a touch of
  3. 3 thread by thread; faintly

Examples

HSK 4
窗外下着丝丝细雨。
Chuāngwài xià zhe sīsī xìyǔ.
A fine drizzle was falling outside the window.
HSK 7-9
秋天到了，早晚有了丝丝凉意。
Qiūtiān dào le, zǎowǎn yǒu le sīsī liángyì.
Autumn has come, and the mornings and evenings bring a touch of chill.
HSK 7-9
寒气丝丝地往骨头里钻。
Hánqì sīsī de wǎng gǔtou lǐ zuān.
The cold seeped into my bones, thread by thread.

Tips

usage
As the second half of an ABB adjective it makes a feeling light and gentle: 甜丝丝 'pleasantly sweet', 凉丝丝 'a little cool', 冷丝丝 'a bit chilly', 暖丝丝 'gently warm'. These words usually end in 的.
memory
丝 is a silk thread. Doubled, it pictures something arriving strand by strand, each as fine as silk.

Stroke Order

丝 sī