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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

HSK 6
白云悠悠地飘过天空。
Báiyún yōuyōu de piāo guò tiānkōng.
White clouds drifted leisurely across the sky.
HSK 7-9
岁月悠悠，转眼已过了十年。
Suìyuè yōuyōu, zhuǎnyǎn yǐ guò le shí nián.
Time flows on unhurried; in the blink of an eye ten years have passed.
HSK 7-9
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