痴痴

癡癡

chīchī

adjective #35,538

Meanings

1 foolishly
2 in a daze
3 lost in thought
4 infatuatedly

Characters

foolish, infatuated

foolish, infatuated

Examples

她痴痴地望着窗外。

Tā chīchī de wàng zhe chuāng wài.

She gazed out the window in a daze.

他痴痴地等了她一整个晚上。

Tā chīchī de děng le tā yī zhěng gè wǎnshàng.

He waited for her devotedly the whole evening.

Tips

grammar

Reduplication of 痴 'foolish, infatuated', almost always followed by 地 + verb to describe a manner: 痴痴地笑 (smile vacantly), 痴痴地等 (wait devotedly), 痴痴地看 (stare blankly). Romantic or melancholy register.

Stroke Order

痴 chī