珠珠

zhūzhū
noun #32,173

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 little bead; small pearl (colloquial/affectionate reduplication of 珠)
  2. 2 Zhuzhu (common nickname/pet name for girls in Chinese)

Examples

Tā de xiàngliàn shàng guàzhe yī kē xiǎo zhūzhū.
A little bead hangs on her necklace.
Zhūzhū, guòlái chīfàn la!
Zhuzhu, come eat!

Tips

usage
Reduplicating a noun like 珠珠, , makes it sound smaller and more affectionate — a feature of baby talk and casual speech. As a name, 珠珠 is a common (xiǎomíng, childhood nickname) for a girl, similar to using 'little pearl' as a pet name in English.

Stroke Order

zhū