皱巴巴

皺巴巴

zhòubābā

adjective #27,469

Meanings

1 wrinkled
2 crumpled
3 creased

Characters

wrinkle; crease

suffix (intensifier in reduplicated adjectives)

Examples

HSK 4

那张地图被折得皱巴巴的，很难看清楚。

Nà zhāng dìtú bèi zhé de zhòubābā de, hěn nán kàn qīngchǔ.

The map was folded so many times it was crumpled and hard to read.

HSK 7-9

他的衬衫皱巴巴的，需要熨一下。

Tā de chènshān zhòubābā de, xūyào yùn yīxià.

His shirt is all wrinkled and needs to be ironed.

Tips

usage

巴巴 is a reduplication suffix that intensifies the adjective, conveying 'thoroughly' or 'completely'. 皱巴巴 is more vivid and colloquial than just 皱 (wrinkled) alone.

Stroke Order

皱 zhòu

巴 bā