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悠悠

yōuyōu
adjective #26,422

Meanings

  1. 1 leisurely
  2. 2 unhurried
  3. 3 long and drawn out
  4. 4 remote in time or space
  5. 5 pensive
  6. 6 a great many

Examples

白云悠悠地飘过天空。
Báiyún yōuyōu de piāo guò tiānkōng.
White clouds drifted leisurely across the sky.
岁月悠悠，转眼已过了十年。
Suìyuè yōuyōu, zhuǎnyǎn yǐ guò le shínián.
Time flows on unhurried; in the blink of an eye ten years have passed.
悠悠万事，唯此为大。
Yōuyōu wànshì, wéi cǐ wéi dà.
Of the many things in the world, this one matters most.

Tips

usage
悠悠 is a literary reduplication with multiple nuances: leisurely movement, the passage of time, vastness, or a pensive mood. Context determines which meaning applies.

Stroke Order

悠 yōu