厚厚的

hòuhòude

adjective #22,303

Meanings

1 thick
2 thick and heavy
3 (of a layer) deep and substantial

Characters

thick (reduplicated for emphasis)

structural particle (attributive)

Examples

桌上放着一本厚厚的书。

Zhuō shàng fàngzhe yī běn hòuhòu de shū.

A thick book was sitting on the table.

窗外积了厚厚的雪。

Chuāng wài jī le hòuhòu de xuě.

A thick layer of snow had piled up outside the window.

Tips

grammar

Reduplication of 厚 (thick) creates an intensified, vivid descriptive quality. The 的 makes it an attributive adjective modifying a noun.

Stroke Order

厚 hòu

的 de