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痴痴

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chīchī
adjective #35,538

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
他痴痴地等了她一整个晚上。
Tā chīchī de děng le tā yī zhěnggè wǎnshàng.
He waited for her devotedly the whole evening.
HSK 7-9
她痴痴地望着窗外。
Tā chīchī de wàng zhe chuāngwài.
She gazed out the window in a daze.

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