白雪皑皑

白雪皚皚

báixuě-ái'ái

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Meanings

冬天的长白山白雪皑皑，美极了。

Dōngtiān de Cháng bái shān báixuě'ái'ái, měi jíle.

In winter Changbai Mountain is blanketed in dazzling white snow — absolutely beautiful.

远处的山顶白雪皑皑，在阳光下闪闪发光。

Yuǎnchù de shāndǐng báixuě'ái'ái, zài yángguāng xià shǎnshǎn fāguāng.

The distant mountain peaks gleam white in the sunlight.

一夜大雪后，整个城市白雪皑皑。

Yī yè dàxuě hòu, zhěnggè chéngshì báixuě'ái'ái.

After a night of heavy snow, the whole city was blanketed in white.

memory

皑皑 (ái ái) is a doubled descriptor used almost exclusively for the dazzling whiteness of snow. Always pair it with 白雪 or 冰雪.

Literary/descriptive — perfect for travel writing, scenery passages, and poetic descriptions, less so for chat.

白 bái

雪 xuě

皑 ái