暖洋洋

nuǎnyángyáng

adjective #90,359

Meanings

HSK 4

冬天的太阳照在身上，暖洋洋的。

Dōngtiān de tàiyang zhào zài shēnshang, nuǎnyángyáng de.

The winter sun shining on you feels lovely and warm.

HSK 5

听了朋友的安慰，她心里暖洋洋的。

Tīng le péngyou de ānwèi, tā xīnli nuǎnyángyáng de.

Her friend's comforting words left her feeling warm inside.

grammar

Like other ABB adjectives, 暖洋洋 usually ends in 的 and doesn't take 很: say 暖洋洋的, not 很暖洋洋. In casual speech the 洋洋 is often said yāngyāng.

usage

暖洋洋 is the gentle, all-over warmth of sunshine or of a kind word. 暖烘烘 is heat given off by a stove or a crowded room.

暖 nuǎn

洋 yáng