溜圆

溜圓
liūyuán
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 perfectly round
  2. 2 round as a ball

Examples

Xiǎomāo de yǎnjīng dèng de liūyuán.
The kitten's eyes were opened wide and perfectly round.
Tā chī de dùzi liūyuán.
He ate until his belly was round as a ball.

Tips

usage
(liū) here is an intensifier prefix meaning 'completely / utterly', not 'slip / slide'. The same pattern shows up in (liūzhí, 'perfectly straight') and (liūguāng, 'perfectly smooth'). It's colloquial — you'll hear it more in speech and fiction than in formal writing.
memory
Picture something so round it looks like it could (slide/roll) away — that's 溜圆.

Stroke Order

liū
yuán