圆圆的

圓圓的

yuányuánde

adjective #34,068

Meanings

1 nice and round
2 perfectly round
3 round (descriptive, with reduplication)

Characters

round (reduplicated)

descriptive particle

Examples

宝宝的脸圆圆的，真可爱。

Bǎobǎo de liǎn yuányuán de, zhēn kě'ài.

The baby's face is so round and cute.

天上挂着一轮圆圆的月亮。

Tiānshàng guà zhe yī lún yuányuán de yuèliang.

A nice round moon hangs in the sky.

Tips

grammar

Reduplicating an adjective + 的 (AABB or AA-的 in this case) softens and intensifies the description, like English 'nice and round' or 'all rounded.' Compare 圆 ('round'), 圆圆的 ('all nice and round'). Same pattern: 红红的 (rosy), 大大的 (great big), 慢慢的 (nice and slow).

Stroke Order

圆 yuán

的 de