水汪汪

shuǐwāngwāng

adjective #45,433

Meanings

1 bright and moist (eyes)
2 watery and shining
3 limpid

Characters

Examples

她有一双水汪汪的大眼睛。

Tā yǒu yì shuāng shuǐwāngwāng de dà yǎnjīng.

She has a pair of big, bright, watery eyes.

小狗水汪汪的眼神让人心软。

Xiǎogǒu shuǐwāngwāng de yǎnshén ràng rén xīnruǎn.

The puppy's watery gaze is heart-melting.

她眼里水汪汪的，像是要哭了。

Tā yǎn lǐ shuǐwāngwāng de, xiàng shì yào kū le.

Her eyes were misty, as if she were about to cry.

Tips

memory

水 (water) + the reduplicated 汪汪 (pool of water / ample liquid). The double character makes the image vivid: eyes shimmering as if they are miniature pools. The same reduplication appears in 汪汪 — the sound a dog makes in Chinese.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

汪 wāng