甜蜜蜜

tiánmìmì

adjective #26,956

Meanings

1 very sweet; sweetly
2 full of tenderness and sweetness (of a person or relationship)

Characters

reduplication for intensification

Examples

新婚夫妇的生活甜蜜蜜的。

Xīnhūn fūfù de shēnghuó tiánmìmì de.

The newlyweds' life together is wonderfully sweet.

她甜蜜蜜地笑了，让人心里暖暖的。

Tā tiánmìmì de xiào le, ràng rén xīnlǐ nuǎnnuǎn de.

She smiled sweetly, warming everyone's heart.

Tips

culture

甜蜜蜜 is the title of a famous 1979 Taiwanese pop song by Teresa Teng (邓丽君), later used as the title of the acclaimed 1996 Hong Kong film starring Maggie Cheung and Leon Lai. The song and its sentiment are deeply embedded in Chinese popular culture.

Stroke Order

甜 tián

蜜 mì