湿漉漉

濕漉漉

shīlùlù

adjective #20,774

Meanings

1 soaking wet
2 dripping wet
3 damp and clammy

Characters

dripping / seeping through (classical)

dripping / seeping through (reduplicated for emphasis)

Examples

他从雨里跑进来，全身湿漉漉的。

Tā cóng yǔ lǐ pǎo jìn lái, quánshēn shīlùlù de.

He ran in from the rain, completely soaking wet.

地板被水弄得湿漉漉的。

Dìbǎn bèi shuǐ nòng de shīlùlù de.

The floor was made wet and slippery by water.

Tips

grammar

湿漉漉 is an AAB reduplication (adjective + doubled syllable), a pattern used in Chinese to intensify a sensory quality. The reduplicated 漉漉 amplifies the wetness, making it more vivid and expressive than plain 湿 (wet).

Stroke Order

湿 shī

漉 lù