光溜溜

guāngliūliū

adjective #24,707

Meanings

1 bare
2 stark naked
3 smooth and slippery
4 completely bald

Characters

light; bare; naked; smooth

to slip; smooth; slippery

Examples

HSK 3

孩子光溜溜地跑进了水里。

Háizi guāngliūliū de pǎo jìn le shuǐ lǐ.

The child ran into the water stark naked.

HSK 6

这根杆子光溜溜的，很难爬上去。

Zhè gēn gǎnzi guāngliūliū de, hěn nán pá shàngqù.

This pole is smooth and slippery - very hard to climb.

Tips

grammar

光溜溜 is an ABB reduplication: 光 (bare/smooth) + 溜溜 (slippery/flowing). The doubled syllable intensifies the sense of smoothness or bareness.

Stroke Order

光 guāng

溜 liū